SHERRY

sherry

(noun) dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sherry (usually uncountable, plural sherries)

(uncountable) A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.

A variety of sherry.

A glass of sherry.

Coordinate terms

• Madeira

• Marsala

Proper noun

Sherry (plural Sherrys)

A female given name from English, from the sherry wine, or a variant of Cheri.

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary


Sher"ry, n. Etym: [So called from Xeres, a Spanish town near Cadiz, x in Spanish having been formerly pronounced like sh in English.]

Definition: A Spanish light-colored dry wine, made in Andalusia. As prepared for commerce it is colored a straw color or a deep amber by mixing with it cheap wine boiled down. Sherry cobbler, a beverage prepared with sherry wine, water, lemon or orange, sugar, ice, etc., and usually imbided through a straw or a glass tube.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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