amontillado

a·mon·til·la·do

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-mon-tl-ah-doh, -tee-ah-; Spanish ah-mawn-tee-lyah-thaw, -yah-th aw]
- /əˌmɒn tlˈɑ doʊ, -tiˈɑ-; Spanish ɑˌmɔn tiˈlyɑ θɔ, -ˈyɑ ðɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-mon-tl-ah-doh, -tee-ah-; Spanish ah-mawn-tee-lyah-thaw, -yah-th aw]
- /əˌmɒn tlˈɑ doʊ, -tiˈɑ-; Spanish ɑˌmɔn tiˈlyɑ θɔ, -ˈyɑ ðɔ/

Definitions of amontillado word

noun amontillado a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino 3
noun amontillado a pale, relatively dry sherry 3
noun amontillado a pale, dry Spanish sherry. 1
noun amontillado A medium dry sherry. 1
noun amontillado a pale, dry sherry from Montilla. 0

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Origin of amontillado

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

1815-25; < Spanish, equivalent to a to, near (< Latin ad) + Montill(a) (see montilla) + -ado -ate1

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Parts of speech for Amontillado

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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amontillado popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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