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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
First Known Use: 1825

Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail

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