amontillado

English

Noun

amontillado (countable and uncountable, plural amontillados)

  1. A pale, dry sherry from Montilla.

Translations


French

Etymology

From Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.mɔ̃.ti.ja.do/

Noun

amontillado m (plural amontillados)

  1. amontillado

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

amontillado m (plural amontillados)

  1. amontillado (a type of Spanish wine)

Spanish

Etymology

From a- + Montilla + -ar, named for the town in southern Spain where the wine was originally made. The place name is from a diminutive of montaña.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /amontiˈʎado/, [amõn̪t̪iˈʎaðo]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /amontiˈɟ͡ʝado/, [amõn̪t̪iˈʝaðo]

Noun

amontillado m (plural amontillados)

  1. amontillado

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