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Duero

American  
[dwe-raw] / ˈdwɛ rɔ /

noun

  1. Spanish name of Douro.


Duero British  
/ ˈduero /

noun

  1. the Spanish name for the Douro

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"The costs, when it comes to producing wheat and barley, are very high," said Esteban, a cereal farmer who preferred not to give his surname who was protesting in Aranda de Duero.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2024

Pronounced acidity is a key component of many Italian red wines, which led one reader, Martin Schappeit of Forest, Va., to pose a question about the Goyo García Ribera del Duero he said he loved.

From New York Times Feb. 17, 2022

They make a fitting contrast to the bold reds of Ribera del Duero, the next region upriver, and a tasty alternative to sauvignon blanc when you feel a need for variety.

From Washington Post Feb. 10, 2022

The Yecla de Yeltes is on the Huebra River, a 122-kilometre-long tributary of the Duero, which is one of the Iberian Peninsula’s main rivers.

From Nature May 15, 2018

He also married a Duero, a cousin named Ines; my husband, the third Edgar, was their child.

From East Angels by Constance Fenimore Woolson

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