First Known Use: 1825
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amontillado
noun amon·til·la·do \ə-ˌmän-tə-ˈlä-(ˌ)dō, -ti(l)-ˈyä-(ˌ)thō\
plural amon·til·la·dos
Definition of AMONTILLADO
: a medium dry sherry
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Origin of AMONTILLADO
Spanish, literally, done in the manner of Montilla, town in Andalusia
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