SIMURG
civet
EN
n.
Animal Aromas [in wines]. If these are marked they represent a fault; if they are merely nuances complementing more fragrant scents they may be typical of a particular place or grape of origin or prolonged maturation of the wine. 3
[the civet is an] animal-type aroma found in old wines made from the Pinot Noir grape. 4
[ˈsivɪt] 5
1530s, from Middle French civette (15c.), ultimately (with Italian zibetto, Medieval Latin zibethum, Medieval Greek zapetion) via lost intermediate forms from Arabic zabad "civet," said to be related to zabad "foam, froth," zubd "cream." 6
Università degli Studi di Genova, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere, Corso di Lingue in Teorie e Tecniche della Mediazione Interlinguistica
Cecilia Cavalieri