sherry

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.
2. (uncountable, usually) A variety of sherry.
3. (uncountable, usually) A glass of sherry.

Synonyms

port wine

fortified wines

Translations

xérès

jerez

sherry

Sherry

sherry

jerez

xerès

xerez

xeres

sherry

xeres

xereswijn

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃɛɹi/

Etymology

Back-formation of earlier sherris (interpreted as a plural), from Spanish (vino de) Xeres (“wine of Xeres”), Xeres being the former spelling of Jerez (pronounced /ʃeˈɾes/ in early modern Andalusian Spanish).