montilla

[ mon-til-uh; Spanish mawn-tee-lyah ]

noun

1. a dry, rather bitter wine of Spain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of montilla¹

First recorded in 1785–95; after Montilla, Spanish town

Example Sentences

A father of three, Miguel Montilla, 53, retired from the armed forces after 27 years of service, but he and his family cannot live off his roughly $20 monthly pension.

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“I have lost my children because they dropped out of college and migrated. I want them to come back and have a family life and a better future,” said Montilla, who has a small convenience store in Sabana de Mendoza.

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“I better encourage my other son to leave if Maduro wins again. He has to leave,” Montilla said.

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She denied that the couple’s split was acrimonious and questioned FBI agent Alexandria Montilla extensively about the investigation, trying to poke holes in the government’s theory, admitting she sometimes crossed into “snarkiness.”

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For example, Montilla said the only items missing from Ana’s apartment were her laptop and cellphone.

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