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oloroso


Definition of oloroso

noun (plural olorosos)

[mass noun]
  • a heavy, dark, medium-sweet sherry.
  • sherry which does not have a covering of flor (yeast) during production, used to make oloroso and cream sherries. Compare with fino.

Origin:

Spanish, literally 'fragrant'

oloroso in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of oloroso in the US English dictionary