manzanilla
See also: Manzanilla
English
Etymology
Probably named for the town near Seville.
Noun
manzanilla (countable and uncountable, plural manzanillas)
- A pale, dry fino sherry.
- A kind of small roundish olive with a small freestone pit, a fine skin, and a somewhat bitter taste.
- Manzanillas are commonly pitted and stuffed with Spanish pimientos.
- 1984, United States International Trade Commission, Bottled green olives from Spain (page A-24)
- Prices for the two main types of Spanish style green olives - manzanillas and queens - vary according to the size of the crop of each. In some years queens will be more expensive than manzanillas […]
Spanish
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /manθaˈniʎa/, [mãn̟θaˈniʎa]
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /mansaˈniɟ͡ʝa/, [mãnsaˈniʝa]
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