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Marsala vs Masala - What's the difference?

marsala | masala |

As nouns the difference between marsala and masala

is that marsala is a fortified wine from Sicily while masala is any of many blends of spices used in Indian cuisine, most often containing cardamom, coriander, mace together with pepper, nutmeg, fennel seeds, jeera etc.

As a proper noun Marsala

is a town in western Sicily.

marsala

English

Proper noun

(wikipedia Marsala) (en proper noun)
  • A town in western Sicily.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fortified wine from Sicily.
  • A sauce made from Marsala wine.

    • See also

    * (Marsala wine) ----

    masala

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of many blends of spices used in Indian cuisine, most often containing cardamom, coriander, mace together with pepper, nutmeg, fennel seeds, jeera etc.

    • Derived terms

    * garam masala * tikka masala

    Usage notes

    * The term is often used in the names of individual dishes.

    Anagrams

    * English terms derived from Hindi