montilla
[ mon-til-uh; Spanish mawn-tee-lyah ]
/ mɒnˈtɪl ə; Spanish mɔnˈti lyɑ /
noun
a dry, rather bitter wine of Spain.
Words nearby montilla
monthly meeting, monticellite, monticello, monticule, monticulus, montilla, montluçon, montmagny, montmartre, montmorency, montmorillonite
Origin of montilla
First recorded in 1785–95; after Montilla, Spanish town
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Examples from the Web for montilla
That evening he received his last instructions, and the next day he sailed in the schooner Montilla.
Perlycross|R. D. BlackmoreIt was a certain affair that occurred to me with a sorntess, a disciple of la Camacha de Montilla.
The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes|Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraI begged her to forgive me, but she sulked with me for a whole day, and when I started back to Montilla she wouldn't kiss me.
Carmen|Prosper MerimeeHowever, though he claimed to belong to the partido of Montilla, he seemed very ill-informed about the country.
Carmen|Prosper Merimee