שערי

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from English sherry. Compare German Sherry, Polish sherry, Russian ше́рри (šérri).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛrɪ/

Noun

שערי • (sheri) m

  1. sherry (fortified wine)
    Coordinate terms: מאַדיירע (madeyre), מאַרסאַלאַ (marsala), פּאָרטווײַן (portvayn)

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “sherry”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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