manzanilla
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of manzanilla
From Spanish, dating back to 1835–45; see origin at manchineel
Example Sentences
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If you have the taste for sherry, try a fino or manzanilla, which are made to go with olives and seafood.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
But this example, from Bodegas Yuste, does not fit the stereotype of manzanilla as fragile.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2020
If all fino sherries are pungently briny, manzanilla is even more so.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019
These wines offered quite different expressions of manzanilla, revealing more about how the wines were produced.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019
When we’re finished slicing, Mamá Jacinta gives me a bowl of yesterday’s menudo and a cup of té de manzanilla.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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