Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A pale, very dry sherry.

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  • noun The driest and palest type of traditional sherry.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Spanish (jerez) fino, dry (sherry), from fino, fine, from Latin fīnis, end, supreme degree.]

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From Spanish fino ("fine")

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