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amontillado
(ə män′tə lä′dō)
noun
a pale, relatively dry sherry
Origin: < Sp, after Montilla, town in Spain + -ado, -ate
See amontillado in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. a·mon·til·la·dos
A pale dry sherry.
Origin:
Origin: Spanish
Origin: : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-)
Origin: + Montilla, a town of southern Spain
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