fino

[ fee-noh; Spanish fee-naw ]
/ ˈfi noʊ; Spanish ˈfi nɔ /

noun

a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.

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Origin of fino

1840–50; < Spanish: literally, fine1

Words nearby fino

finno-russo war, finno-ugrian, finno-ugric, finnock, finny, fino, finocchio, finsen, finspot, finsteraarhorn, finzi
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British Dictionary definitions for fino

fino
/ (ˈfiːnəʊ) /

noun

a very dry sherry

Word Origin for fino

from Spanish: fine 1
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