Jerez

[he-reth, -res]

noun

1. Also called Jerez de la Frontera. Formerly Xeres. a city in southwestern Spain: noted for its sherry.

adjective

1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling sherry from Jerez.

Jerez

/ xeˈrɛθ /

noun

1. Former name: Xeres. Official name: Jerez de la Frontera. a town in SW Spain: famous for the making of sherry. Pop: 191 002 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Areas across the south - including Huelva and Cartaya - have also been hit by heavy rains, while hundreds of families in the city of Jerez have had to be evacuated from their homes.

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In the 1980s, he and other men from the ranchos of Jerez, Zacatecas, began to play in Sunday league games against men from other Mexican states.

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Afterward, we returned to St. Boniface for a reception catered by Burritos La Palma, the famous Southern California chain with roots in the same Mexican city, Jerez, as my parents.

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More than 50 people had written letters of support for Huizar — his mother, his children, childhood friends and folks from Jerez.

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Whenever there’s a death among people from our ancestral region of Jerez, Zacatecas, an army of women — aunts, cousins, mothers, wives, sisters — feed the bereaved with traditional meals for days, if not a lifetime.

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