sherry

sher·ry

 (shĕr′ē)

n. pl. sher·ries

1. A fortified Spanish wine ranging from very dry to sweet and from amber to brown.

2. A similar wine made elsewhere.

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[Alteration of sherris (taken as pl.), after Xeres (Jerez), Spain.]

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sherry

(ˈʃɛrɪ)

n, pl -ries

(Brewing) a fortified wine, originally from the Jerez region in S Spain, usually drunk as an apéritif. Also (obsolete): sherris

[C16: from earlier sherris (assumed to be plural), from Spanish Xeres, now Jerez]

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sher•ry

(ˈʃɛr i)

n., pl. -ries.

a fortified, amber-colored wine of S Spain or a similar wine made elsewhere.

[1590–1600; back formation from earlier sherris < Sp (vino de) Xeres (wine of) Xeres (now Jerez)]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sherry - dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif fortified wine - wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added Manzanilla - very dry pale sherry from Spain Amontillado - pale medium-dry sherry from Spain

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Translations

شِريشِري: نبيذ إسْباني قَوي

šerysherry

sherry

Sherry

σέρι

jerez

sherry

xérèsjerezsherry

šeri

sherry

sérrí

sherry

シェリー

셰리주

cheresas

heress

sherry

sherry

sherry

xerez

херес

šery

sherry

เหล้าเชอรี่

şeri

rượu nâu đậm

雪利酒

sherry

[ˈʃerɪ] N → jerez m

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sherry

[ˈʃɛri]

n → xérès m, sherry m

modif [glass, vinegar] → de xérès, de sherry

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sherry

n → Sherry m

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sherry

[ˈʃɛrɪ] n → sherry m inv

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sherry

(ˈʃeri) noun

a kind of strong wine, made in Spain and often drunk before a meal. sjerrie شِري: نبيذ إسْباني قَوي шери xerez šery Sherry sherry σέριjerez ðerri, heres شراب شيرين يا تلخ اسپانيايي sherry xérès שֶׁרִי शेरी (स्पेन की शराब) šeri sherry jenis minuman sérrí sherry シェリー酒 (포도주) 셰리주 cheresas heress syeri sherrysherry يوډول قوي هسپانوي شراب xerez vin de Xeres херес šery, sherry šeri šeri sherry เหล้าองุ่นที่มีอัลกอฮอล์สูง şeri 雪利酒 херес ایک قسم کی تیز شراب loại rượu vàng hoặc nâu nặng ở Tây Ban Nha 雪利酒

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sherry

→ شِري sherry sherry Sherry σέρι jerez sherry sherry šeri sherry シェリー 셰리주 sherry sherry sherry xerez херес sherry เหล้าเชอรี่ şeri rượu nâu đậm 雪利酒

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• A dry sherry, please → كَأسٌ مِنْ مَشْرُوبِ الشِيِريّ غَيْرِ الـحُلْوِ، مِنْ فَضْلِك → Suché sherry, prosím → En tør sherry, tak → Einen trockenen Sherry, bitte → ένα ξηρό σέρι, παρακαλώ → un jerez seco, por favor → Kuiva sherry, kiitos → un sherry sec, s'il vous plaît → Šeri, molim → Uno sherry secco, per favore → ドライシェリーをください → 드라이 셰리 주세요 → een droge sherry alstublieft → en tørr sherry, takk → Poproszę “dry sherry” → um xerez seco, por favor → Сухой херес, пожалуйста → en torr sherry, tack → ขอดรายเชอรี่หนึ่งแก้ว → bir sek şeri lütfen → Làm ơn cho một rượu dry sherry → 要一杯全干雪利酒

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