Oloroso Definition

ōlə-rōsō, -zō
olorosos
noun
A dark, medium-sweet sherry.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Oloroso

Noun

Singular:
oloroso
Plural:
olorosos

Origin of Oloroso

  • Italian fragrant from Late Latin olōrōsus variant of odōrōsus from Latin odor odōr- odor

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish

    From Wiktionary

Oloroso Sentence Examples

  • After five to eight years it may become an amontillado, and if it is left in cask and allowed to develop, it will, after it attains an age of nine to fourteen years, become an oloroso, and still later it may become a secco.

  • Then there are varieties known as double and treble palma, and single, double and treble pa/o, the latter being the finest form of oloroso.

  • Principally two types of cask are used - Oloroso sherry casks and American oak bourbon casks.

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Words Starting With

OOLOLO

Words Ending With

OSOOSO

Unscrambles

oloroso

Words Starting With O and Ending With O

Starts With O & Ends With OStarts With OL & Ends With OStarts With O & Ends With SO

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With O7 Letter Words Ending With O