sherry

sher·ry  (shr)

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

Noun

pl -ries a pale or dark brown fortified wine, originally from southern Spain [Spanish Xeres, now Jerez, in Spain]

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

Translations

sherry [ˈʃɛrɪ] n → jerez m

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sherry [ˈʃɛrɪ] n → xérès m, sherry m

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sherry [ˈʃɛrɪ] n → Sherry m

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sherry [ˈʃɛrɪ] n → sherry m inv

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sherry

n sherry [ˈʃeri]

a kind of strong wine, made in Spain and often drunk before a meal. sjerrie شِري: نبيذ إسْباني قَوي шери šery sherry Sherry σέρι (είδος κρασιού από την Ισπανία) jerez 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 셰리주(酒)(스페인 남부산의 독한 백포도주) cheresas heress syeri sherry sherry 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