xérès

See also: xeres, xères, and Xeres

French

Alternative forms

jerez, jérès, sherry

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kse.ʁɛs/, /ɡze.ʁɛs/, /ke.ʁɛs/, /χe.ʁɛs/
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Noun

xérès m (uncountable)

(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.
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Further reading

“xérès”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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