HyperDic: sherry

English > 1 sense of the word *sherry*:
NOUN	food	sherry	dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere

sherry > pronunciation
Sounds	sheh'riy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *sherry*: 1 sense > noun 1, food
Meaning	dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif.
Narrower	Amontillado	pale medium-dry sherry from Spain
Narrower	Manzanilla	Very dry pale sherry from Spain
Broader	fortified wine	wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added
Spanish	jerez, vino de jerez
Catalan	vi de xerès, xerès