xérès
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French
Alternative forms
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
Noun
xérès m (uncountable)
- (viticulture) sherry
- 2007, JK Rowling, translated by Jean-François Ménard, Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers , 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)
Further reading
- “xérès”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.