oloroso

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noun

A type of sherry, darker and smoother than fino sherry, used as a base for sweetened sherries.

OriginSpanish oloroso ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? →
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Meanings

nounoloroso (countable and uncountable, plural olorosos)

plural olorosos

  1. countableuncountableA type of sherry, darker and smoother than fino sherry, used as a base for sweetened sherries.

Origin

  1. Spanisholor
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  4. Spanisholoroso
  5. Englisholoroso

Borrowed from Spanish oloroso.

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APA

oloroso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oloroso

MLA

“oloroso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oloroso. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oloroso,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oloroso.

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