amontillado

American  

[uh-mon-tl-ah-doh, -tee-ah-, ah-mawn-tee-lyah-thaw, -yah-thaw] / əˌmɒn tlˈɑ doʊ, -tiˈɑ-, ɑˌmɔn tiˈlyɑ θɔ, -ˈyɑ ðɔ /

noun

1. a pale, dry Spanish sherry.

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amontillado British  

/ əˌmɒntɪˈlɑːdəʊ /

noun

1. a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino

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Etymology

Origin of amontillado

1815–25; < Spanish, equivalent to a to, near (< Latin ad ) + Montill ( a ) ( montilla ) + -ado -ate ¹

Example Sentences

“I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado, and I have my doubts.”

From Seattle Times

This is the phrase spoken by the unnamed protagonist of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado”; it is an ordinary phrase in itself but, to a self-professed wine connoisseur, it forms an irresistible challenge, a chance to prove one’s palate against the crime of wine fraud.

From Seattle Times

The protagonist might well have his doubts, however, since there is no actual Amontillado in the story at all.

From Seattle Times

Amontillado, by itself, is innocent.

From Seattle Times

The answer lies in "The Cask of Amontillado."

From Salon