amontillado

a·mon·til·la·do

A0261400 (ə-mŏn′tl-ä′dō, ä-mōn′tē-ä′-)n. pl. a·mon·til·la·dos A pale dry sherry.

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[Spanish : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + Montilla, a town of southern Spain.]

amontillado

(əˌmɒntɪˈlɑːdəʊ) n (Brewing) a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino[C19: from Spanish vino amontillado wine of Montilla, town in Spain]

a•mon•til•la•do

(əˌmɒn tlˈɑ doʊ, -tiˈɑ-)

n. a pale, dry Spanish sherry. [1815–25; < Sp, literally, done in the style of Montilla town in S Spain =a- ad- + Montill(a) + -ado -ate¹]

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Amontillado - pale medium-dry sherry from Spain sherry - dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif