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SHERRY

Pronunciation (US):

• SHERRY (noun)
The noun SHERRY has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: SHERRY used as a noun is very rare.

• SHERRY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("sherry" is a kind of...):

fortified wine (wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sherry"):

Manzanilla (very dry pale sherry from Spain)

Amontillado (pale medium-dry sherry from Spain)

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