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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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Cepa 21 is located in Castrillo de Duero, a small village in north-western Spain.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2024

By contrast, Goyo García Viadero works in a more established region, Ribera del Duero, and largely with tinto fino, as the well-known tempranillo grape is called in the region.

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 accused his private secretary Andreas de Duero, and the royal treasurer Almador de Lares, of a conspiracy to cheat him, adding, that Cortes had run off with the whole squadron.

From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Díaz del Castillo, Bernal

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