Sherry

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›ri

Origin

From Middle English sherris (interpreted as plural), from Spanish (vino de) Xeres ("wine of Xeres"), Xeres being the former name of Jerez.

Full definition of sherry

Noun

1. (uncountable) A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.
• 1956, w, Crime out of Mind Chapter 14, He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.
2. A variety of sherry.They produce several quality sherries.
3. A glass of sherry.Would you like a sherry?