The white grape variety originates from Romania. Synonyms are Ghihară, Poamă Zosănească, Sghigardă Galbenă, Zghihară, Zghihară Galbenă and Zghihară Verde Bătută. The name could be derived from the Romanian "a zghihări" (squeak, screech), which may refer to the high acidity. The "de Huși" means "from Huși" (a city).
The ancestry (parentage) is unknown. It is possibly a selection of a variety of the Galbenă de Odobești variety created by mutation. In the VIVC catalogue, Zghihară de Husi is only given as a synonym for this variety. There are morphological similarities with the local varieties Berbecel and Cabasma Albă.
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