xérès

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See also: xeres, xères, and Xeres

French[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish Xeres, obsolete spelling of the name of the Spanish city Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, where the beverage was produced.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kse.ʁɛs/, /ɡze.ʁɛs/, /ke.ʁɛs/, /xe.ʁɛs/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

xérès m (uncountable)

  1. (viticulture) sherry
    • 2007, JK Rowling, translated by Jean-François Ménard, Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers [Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone], Gallimard Jeunesse, page 77:
      De vieilles femmes étaient assises dans un coin et buvaient de petits verres de xérès. L’une d’elles fumait une longue pipe.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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