单词 | solera |
释义 | solera /soh lair"euh/; Sp. /saw le"rddah/, n. 1. (esp. in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing. 2. a classification for the sherries or brandies having the greatest maturity in a solera. [ < Sp: lit., supporting beam, base (for uprights) < VL *solaria, equiv. to L sol(um) base, ground ( > Sp suelo) + -aria -ARY; Cf. vino de solera mature wine (presumably from the bottom range of casks) used to fortify younger wine] |
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