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amontillado
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a·mon·til·la·do  (-mntl-äd, ä-mnt-)
n. pl. a·mon·til·la·dos
A pale dry sherry.

[Spanish : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + Montilla, a town of southern Spain.]

amontillado [əˌmɒntɪˈlɑːdəʊ]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino
[from Spanish vino amontillado wine of Montilla, town in Spain]
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Noun1.amontillado - pale medium-dry sherry from SpainAmontillado - pale medium-dry sherry from Spain    
sherry - dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif


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