Jerez

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proper noun

A city in the province of Cádiz, western Andalusia, Spain. Official name: Jerez de la Frontera.

OriginSpanish Jerez →
Less commonScrabble 21
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Meanings

proper noun
  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.
nounJerez (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablesherry

    Not being accustomed to drink any but watered wine, he was imprudent enough to take down at one swallow a glass of Jerez.

    1880, Edmondo De Amicis, Spain and the Spaniards, page 405
    1 more example

    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.

    2019, Stephanie Laurens, A Conquest Impossible to Resist

Origin

  1. SpanishJerez
  2. EnglishJerez

Borrowed from Spanish Jerez. Doublet of sherry and Xeres.

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APA

Jerez. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jerez

MLA

“Jerez.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jerez. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jerez,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jerez.

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