amontillado

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amontillado.

Noun

amontillado (countable and uncountable, plural amontillados)

  1. A pale, dry sherry from Montilla.

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amontillado.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.mɔ̃.ti.ja.do/
  • Hyphenation: a‧mon‧ti‧lla‧do

Noun

amontillado m (plural amontillados)

  1. amontillado

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish amontillado.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mõ.tiˈʎa.du/ [ɐ.mõ.tiˈʎa.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: a‧mon‧ti‧lha‧do

Noun

amontillado m (plural amontillados)

  1. amontillado (a type of Spanish wine)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ Montilla +‎ -ar, named for the town in southern Spain where the wine was originally made. The place name is from a diminutive of montaña.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: a‧mon‧ti‧lla‧do

Noun

amontillado m (plural amontillados)

  1. amontillado

Further reading