sherry
/ˈʃerɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
- a fortified wine originally and mainly from southern Spain, often drunk as an aperitif雪利酒（原产于西班牙南部的一种烈性葡萄酒, 常作开胃酒饮用）。
词源
late 16th cent.: alteration of archaic sherris, interpreted as plural, from Spanish （vino de） Xeres 'Xeres (wine)' （Xeres being the former name of JEREZ）.