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Amontillado


A-monˊtil-la′do

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Noun.
[Sp.]
A dry kind of cherry, of a light color.
Simmonds.

Definition 2024


amontillado

amontillado

English

Noun

amontillado (plural amontillados)

  1. a pale, dry sherry from Montilla

Translations


French

Etymology

From Spanish

Noun

amontillado m (plural amontillados)

  1. amontillado

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

amontillado m (plural amontillados)

  1. amontillado (a type of Spanish wine)

Spanish

Etymology

From Montilla, the town in southern Spain where the wine was originally made. The place name is from a diminutive of montaña.

Noun

amontillado m (plural amontillados)

  1. amontillado