oloroso
English
Etymology
From Spanish oloroso.
Noun
oloroso (countable and uncountable, plural olorosos)
- A type of sherry, darker and smoother than fino sherry, used as a base for sweetened sherries.
Spanish
Etymology
From olor + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oloˈɾoso/ [o.loˈɾo.so]
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: o‧lo‧ro‧so
Adjective
oloroso (feminine olorosa, masculine plural olorosos, feminine plural olorosas)
- sweet (having a pleasant smell)
- Antonym: hediondo
- odorous
Noun
oloroso m (plural olorosos)
- oloroso
Related terms
- olor
- oler
- olfato
Further reading
- “oloroso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014