sherry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈʃɛɹi/
Etymology
Back-formation of earlier sherris (interpreted as a plural), from Spanish (vino de) Xeres (“wine of Xeres”), Xeres being the former spelling of Spanish Jerez (pronounced /ʃeˈɾes/ in early modern Andalusian Spanish).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.
He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.
1956, Delano Ames, chapter 14, in Crime out of Mind:
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(uncountable, usually) A variety of sherry.
They produce several quality sherries.
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(uncountable, usually) A glass of sherry.
Would you like a sherry?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sherries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
port · Marsala · marsala · madeira · Porto · porto · Madeira
Deriveds
sherried · sherry vinegar · sherrylike · sherrify · cream sherry · cooking sherry · natural sherry · washing sherry
Descendants
Sherry · sherry · sherry · שערי · sherry · sherry · šery · sherry · シェリー
Relateds
Translations (59)
cs šery (glass of sherry) · ko 셰리 주 (fortified wine) · ru ше́рри (fortified wine) · gl xerez (fortified wine) · fr verre de jerez (glass of sherry) · fr xérès (glass of sherry) · fi sherry (variety of sherry) · sh šeri (variety of sherry) · de Sherry (fortified wine) · cs šery (variety of sherry) · lv heress (variety of sherry) · ja シェリー酒 (fortified wine) · yi שערי (fortified wine) · bg херес (fortified wine) · fi sherry (fortified wine) · ru хе́рес (fortified wine) · es vaso m de jerez (glass of sherry) · cmn 雪莉酒 (fortified wine) · fi sherrylasi (glass of sherry) · fr xérès (fortified wine) · ko 셰리 (fortified wine) · ms syeri (fortified wine) · it sherry (fortified wine) · ms syeri (glass of sherry) · fr jerez (variety of sherry) · cs sherry (glass of sherry) · es jerez (variety of sherry) · ms syeri (variety of sherry) · cs sherry (variety of sherry) · ast xerez (fortified wine) · pt xerez (fortified wine) · lt chèresas (fortified wine) · cmn 雪利酒 (fortified wine) · fr jerez (fortified wine) · ar شِيرِي (fortified wine) · fr verre m de xérès (glass of sherry) · mi hēri (fortified wine) · pl sherry (fortified wine) · ru хе́рес (variety of sherry) · lv heress (fortified wine) · lv šerijs (fortified wine) · it sherry (variety of sherry) · it xeres (fortified wine) · vo järid (fortified wine) · es jerez (fortified wine) · yue 雪利酒 (fortified wine) · sh šeri (fortified wine) · ja シェリー (fortified wine) · lv šerijs (variety of sherry) · it bicchiere m di sherry (glass of sherry) · bg шери (fortified wine) · cs šery (fortified wine) · is sérrí (fortified wine) · vo järid (variety of sherry) · fr xérès (variety of sherry) · cs sherry (fortified wine) · tl heres (fortified wine) · ca xerès (fortified wine) · ar خَمْرَة (fortified wine)