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Very dry pale sherry from Spain
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manzanilla
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Manzanilla is a variety of fino sherry made around the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda , in the province of Cádiz , Andalusia ( Spain ). In Spanish , chamomile tea is called "manzanilla", and thus this wine gets the name because the wine's flavour is said ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
manzanilla \man`za*nil"la\ (m[a^]n`z[.a]*n[i^]l"l[.a]; Sp. m[aum]n`th[aum]*n[=e]l"y[aum]), n. (Olive Trade) A kind of small roundish olive with a small freestone pit, a fine skin, and a peculiar bitterish flavor. Manzanillas are commonly pitted and stuffed ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A pale, dry fino sherry. 2 A kind of small roundish olive with a small freestone pit, a fine skin, and a somewhat bitter taste.
Usage examples of manzanilla.
Ibrahim handed Maríana a steaming cup of manzanilla that he had boiled over a lamp and strained through cloth.
She cleaned the boy's hand using water she had sprinkled with powdered manzanilla and burdock.
At first, Adelie had tried giving him plants that would make him sleep valerian and manzanilla, vervain and violets.
He was drinking more manzanilla now and his eyes were very bright, and he was nodding very happily to every one.
His eyes watered as he ingested the pulp and sap of the manzanilla apple.
They ate these and drank more of the manzanilla, which was light and nutty tasting.