fino

[ fee-noh; Spanish fee-naw ]

noun

1. a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.

fino

/ ˈfiːnəʊ /

noun

1. a very dry sherry

Word History and Origins

Origin of fino¹

1840–50; < Spanish: literally, fine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of fino¹

from Spanish: fine ¹

Example Sentences

More than 60 firefighters are working to rescue the 20-year-old Paso Fino horse named “Lucky,” bringing in heavy equipment to try to finish the “swift but delicate rescue effort,” according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times

Yankee, born Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, has been one of the genres' biggest ambassadors, scoring international hits with sensual, propulsive hits like Barrio Fino, Con Calma and Rompe.

From BBC

By age 15, he was devising his own political maps and addressing campaign rallies for his local congressman, Republican Paul A. Fino.

From Washington Times

By age 15, he was devising his own political maps and addressing campaign rallies for his local congressman, Republican Paul A. Fino.

From Seattle Times

It is a type of sherry; specifically, a happy medium between a light, fruity, unaged fino sherry and a dark, earthy, aged oloroso, a golden, oak-aged, medium-dry sherry much prized among the pinky-raisers in America and Europe in Poe’s day.

From Seattle Times