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Jerez

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See also: jerez

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Jerez.

Proper noun

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Jerez

  1. A city in the province of Cádiz, western Andalusia, Spain. Official name: Jerez de la Frontera.
  2. A town in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. Official name: Jerez de los Caballeros.

Noun

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Jerez (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) sherry
    • 1880, Edmondo De Amicis, Spain and the Spaniards, page 405:
      Not being accustomed to drink any but watered wine, he was imprudent enough to take down at one swallow a glass of Jerez.
    • 2019, Stephanie Laurens, A Conquest Impossible to Resist:
      He moved to the tantalus, poured her a glass of the sherry she preferred, and, holding his own as well, carried the glass of Jerez to her.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish Xerés, from Arabic شَرِيش (šarīš), from Latin Ceret, Caeret, which has been etymologically identified with the Caere in Etruria.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /xeˈɾeθ/ [xeˈɾeθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /xeˈɾes/ [xeˈɾes]
  • Rhymes: -eθ
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: Je‧rez

Proper noun

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Jerez ?

  1. Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera (a city in western Andalusia, Spain)
  2. Jerez, Jerez de los Caballeros (a town in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain)

Alternative forms

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