Jerez
- proper noun
- /həˈrɛz/
- The sherry produced in Jerez is recognized for its unique flavor and quality.
- Jerez de la Frontera
Examples
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The Mexico Mission gained a spiritual foothold in 1895 with the formation of the Jerez Stake (an administrative unit of the church).
Academic text (2001) -
Flamenco, and that is effectively introduced in the Jerez Pageant, a feast of singing, dancing, and strumming guitar strings.
Blog text (13) -
Lorenzo's 26th birthday celebrations included the honor of having the final corner at Jerez, the scene of many last lap clashes, named after him.
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Over drinks of amontillado from Jerez, a spot I was thinking of heading for next, we marveled at the miracle of the German appearing from nowhere.
Fiction book (1990) -
Raised them in the same neat little cement house with a cement porch out front that they all still live in now, in Managua, in Colonia Maximo Jerez.
Fiction book (1997) -
Many other municipalities in the area have also reinstituted carnival contests; for example, San Fernando, Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, and others.
Academic text (1998) -
Flamenco arose from urban ghettos of the Andalusian cities of Seville, Jerez, and Cádiz, and developed within the classed hierarchical society of that time.
Academic text (1998) -
Jerez is famous for its rich variety of Jerez sherry wine, drawing visitors from around the world.
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Many tourists visit Jerez to explore its wine cellars and learn about the sherry-making process.
Synonyms
A city in southern Spain known for making sherry wine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jerez is the Spanish name of a city in southwest Spain famous for sherry wine. The English word sherry comes from an older name for Jerez, once said as 'Sherish' during Arabic rule, so the wine's name reminds us it comes from that town.