amontillado
[ uh-mon-tl-ah-doh, -tee-ah-; Spanish ah-mawn-tee-lyah-thaw, -yah-thaw ]
noun
a pale, dry Spanish sherry.
Origin of amontillado
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British Dictionary definitions for amontillado
amontillado
/ (əˌmɒntɪˈlɑːdəʊ) /
noun
a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino
Origin of amontillado
1C19: from Spanish vino amontillado wine of Montilla, town in Spain
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