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oloroso

oloroso noun: a type of sherry, darker and smoother than fino sherry, used as a base for sweetened sherries.

Noun

oloroso (countable and uncountable, plural olorosos)

  1. A type of sherry, darker and smoother than fino sherry, used as a base for sweetened sherries.

Forms of oloroso

pluralolorosos

Origin of oloroso

Borrowed from Spanish oloroso.

Questions about oloroso

What does oloroso mean?
Oloroso means a type of sherry, darker and smoother than fino sherry, used as a base for sweetened sherries.
What part of speech is oloroso?
Oloroso is a noun.
What is the plural of oloroso?
The plural of oloroso is olorosos.

Words near oloroso in the dictionary

  1. Olongapo
  2. olonka
  3. olonkas
  4. olopatadine
  5. Oloron-Sainte-Marie
  6. oloroso
  7. olorosos
  8. Olorun
  9. Olotayan
  10. olotera
  11. oloteras

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