sherry

noun

/ˈʃeri/

(plural sherries)

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[uncountable, countable] a strong yellow or brown wine, originally from southern Spain. It is often drunk before meals.
- sweet/dry sherry
- cream sherry (= a type of very sweet sherry)
- fine quality sherries
- a sherry glass (= a type of small narrow wine glass)
Topics Drinksc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- small
- cream
- dry
- …
… of sherry
- bottle
- glass
verb + sherry
- have
- drink
- sip
- …
sherry + noun
- glass
- vinegar
- trifle
- …
See full entry
[countable] a glass of sherry
- I'll have a sherry.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- small
- cream
- dry
- …
… of sherry
- bottle
- glass
verb + sherry
- have
- drink
- sip
- …
sherry + noun
- glass
- vinegar
- trifle
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate 16th cent.: alteration of archaic sherris, interpreted as plural, from Spanish (vino de) Xeres ‘Xeres (wine)’ (Xeres being the former name of Jerez, a town in Andalusia, Spain).

单词	sherry
释义	sherry noun /ˈʃeri/ /ˈʃeri/ (plural sherries) jump to other results [uncountable, countable] a strong yellow or brown wine, originally from southern Spain. It is often drunk before meals. sweet/dry sherry cream sherry (= a type of very sweet sherry) fine quality sherries a sherry glass (= a type of small narrow wine glass) Topics Drinksc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective small cream dry … … of sherry bottle glass verb + sherry have drink sip … sherry + noun glass vinegar trifle … See full entry [countable] a glass of sherry I'll have a sherry. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective small cream dry … … of sherry bottle glass verb + sherry have drink sip … sherry + noun glass vinegar trifle … See full entry Word Originlate 16th cent.: alteration of archaic sherris, interpreted as plural, from Spanish (vino de) Xeres ‘Xeres (wine)’ (Xeres being the former name of Jerez, a town in Andalusia, Spain).
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