sherry

[ sher-ee ]

noun,plural sher·ries.
  1. a fortified, amber-colored wine of southern Spain or any of various similar wines made elsewhere.

Origin of sherry

1
1590–1600; back formation from sherris, construed as a plural

Other definitions for Sherry (2 of 2)

Sherry
[ sher-ee ]

noun
  1. a female given name, form of Charlotte.

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How to use sherry in a sentence

  • My cellar is stocked with old Madeira—some port—some fine sherries—so is your father's.

    Kennedy Square | F. Hopkinson Smith
  • English hosts play the same game with their “military” ports and inferior sherries.

    Cakes & Ale | Edward Spencer

British Dictionary definitions for sherry

sherry

/ (ˈʃɛrɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. a fortified wine, originally from the Jerez region in S Spain, usually drunk as an apéritif

Origin of sherry

1
C16: from earlier sherris (assumed to be plural), from Spanish Xeres, now Jerez

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