oloroso

[ oh-luh-roh-soh ]

noun

a medium-dry sherry of Spain.

Origin of oloroso

1875–80; <Spanish: literally, sweet-smelling, equivalent to olor smell (<Latin (variant of odorodor), equivalent to ol(ēre) to give off a smell + -or-or¹) + -oso-ous

Words Nearby oloroso

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How to use oloroso in a sentence

oloroso is even darker and nuttier; flor growth is suppressed and the wine is exposed to oxygen from an early age.
Why Maya Angelou Loved Sherry, The Drink of Brilliant Renegades | Jordan Salcito | June 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Palo Cortado tastes like a lovechild born from Amontillado and oloroso.
Why Maya Angelou Loved Sherry, The Drink of Brilliant Renegades | Jordan Salcito | June 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Oldaker sipped his glass of old oloroso sherry and discoursed.
The Spenders | Harry Leon Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for oloroso

oloroso

/ (ˌɒləˈrəʊsəʊ) /

noun

a full-bodied golden-coloured sweet sherry

Origin of oloroso

from Spanish: fragrant

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