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fino

fino

1 8.5
A dry pale Spanish sherry often served cold before a meal
  • noun
  • /ˈfiːnoʊ/
translation icon : fino
  • We began a weekend meal with glasses of fino and a round of freebie pre-appetizers: terrine of salmon, spinach, and carrot.
  • fino sherry
  • fino and manzanilla
  • glass of fino

Examples

  • The author thanks Daniel Fino, Lindiro Kabirigi, Ellen Messer, Spes-Caritas Nurwaha, and in particular, Scott Grosse for their comments.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Compared to fino, manzanilla is lighter, finer, and more bracing, with a briny quality.

  • ... or at least a FINO.

    Blog text (28)

  • It's the Schoharie Valley Paso Fino show.

    Blog text (11)

  • Cheeses for fino: Because of their similarity in weight and dryness, fino and manzanilla can handle similar cheeses.

Synonyms

sherry
vsfino
52 5.4

A wine with added alcohol from southern Spain, often dry or sweet, served before a meal

refers to a specific dry, pale style served chilled as an aperitif
Manzanilla
vsfino
1 9.3

A very dry pale Spanish sherry wine from near the sea

is similarly dry and pale but not tied to that specific region
washing sherry
vsfino
  • Archaic
9.3

A light sherry with low alcohol that people drink before a meal

is drier and paler rather than low in alcohol

How Dry

Manzanilla
1 9.3
fino
1 8.5
washing sherry
  • Archaic
9.3

Surface Forms

fino singular
finos plural

Etymology

Fino comes from Spanish fino, which means 'fine' or 'delicate' and is the same root as the English word fine. So a fino is called that because it is a light, dry Spanish sherry with a delicate taste, and thinking 'fine' helps you remember it.