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amontillado

[ uh-mon-tl-ah-doh, -tee-ah-; Spanish ah-mawn-tee-lyah-thaw, -yah-thaw ]

noun

  1. a pale, dry Spanish sherry.


amontillado

/ əˌmɒntɪˈlɑːdəʊ /

noun

  1. a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of amontillado1

1815–25; < Spanish, equivalent to a to, near (< Latin ad ) + Montill ( a ) ( montilla ) + -ado -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amontillado1

C19: from Spanish vino amontillado wine of Montilla, town in Spain
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Example Sentences

Palo Cortado tastes like a lovechild born from Amontillado and Oloroso.

Amontillado, a-mon-til-y′do, n. a dry or little sweet kind of sherry of a light colour and body.

Never can I say that my case is desperate while you can swallow your chicken-broth and sip your Amontillado sherry.

Much of the wine which is sold in London as pure amontillado, is a fictitious preparation, and made up for the British market.

To these we might add brittle chips of Greek Casere with nips of Amontillado, for an eloquent appetizer.

A little glass of Amontillado with the oysters, said the baron, just to flavor them!

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