First Known Use: 1584
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sherry
noun sher·ry \ˈsher-ē\
: a type of strong wine with a nutty flavor that is made especially in Spain
plural sherries
Full Definition of SHERRY
: a Spanish fortified wine with a distinctive nutty flavor; also : a similar wine produced elsewhere
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Origin of SHERRY
alteration of earlier sherris (taken as plural), from Xeres (now Jerez), Spain
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