Sherry
Sherry , noun
[So called from Xeres, a Spanish town near Cadiz, x in Spanish having been formerly pronounced like sh in English.]
A Spanish light-colored dry wine, made in Andalusia. As prepared for commerce it is colored a straw color or a deep amber by mixing with it cheap wine boiled down.
Collocations (1)
Sherry cobbler , a beverage prepared with sherry wine, water, lemon or orange, sugar, ice, etc., and usually imbided through a straw or a glass tube.