sherry
A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced…A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.
» Do you have any sherry?
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.
Sherry
хе́ресxéres, ше́рриšérri
dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
(uncountable, usually)A variety of sherry.
They produce several quality sherries.
хе́ресxéres
(uncountable, usually)A glass of sherry.
Would you like a sherry?
Examples
5 sentencesDo you have any sherry?
Serve with soy sauce, rice vinegar, or sherry.
deMit Sojasoße, Reisessig oder Sherry servieren.
Gabriel took nothing but the hot soup and a little sherry.
Sherry's mother had taught her to start grooming her horse by brushing its flanks.
Yes, I'll have sherry.
Так, я вип'ю хересу.
ruДа, я выпью хереса.
Translations
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Origin
Back-formation of earlier sherris (interpreted as a plural), from Spanish (vino de) XeresBack-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).
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Forms
plural: sherries| Singular | sherry |
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uncountable
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable