Meaning
bubble; sparkling wine
- a tiny bubble of gas in a liquid
- (in the plural) sparkling wine or Champagne, fizz
In a sentence
Festeggeremo il capodanno con un buon bicchiere di bollicine.
We will celebrate New Year's Eve with a good glass of sparkling wine.
Le bollicine salivano veloci nel bicchiere di spumante.
The tiny bubbles were rising quickly in the glass of sparkling wine.
Preferisci un vino fermo o ami le bollicine?
Do you prefer a still wine or do you love sparkling wine?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bollicina | feminine · singular |
| bollicine | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often used in the plural 'bollicine' as a stylish metonym for sparkling wines (spumante, prosecco).