Serrat use this expresion in a song.
I want to know the meaning and when I can use it
2007-02-02 08:11:37 · 10 answers · asked by mvecchiett 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Manzanilla is both an herb used to make a very popular herbal tea (camomile), and a kind of wine, as some others have said.
The expression "refrescar manzanilla" is used in Andalucía, the region in Spain where this wine is made. This wine is supposed to have a particular temperature, which is very difficult to achieve. So only a few people are good at doing this: "refrescar manzanilla".
The expression is used this way in a poem by Antonio Machado. Maybe the song is based on that poem.
Other than that, I've never heard the expression used in other ways, and you'll probably never have to use it. It's just a traditional procedure with this wine in Spain.
2007-02-02 08:47:06 · answer #1 · answered by bbjaga 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
To refresh manzanilla, manzanilla is a wineor sherry.
From Harveys site:
Manzanilla
Where a Fino-type wine is aged also influences its final character, because climate affects the thickness and intensity of the flor layer. Flor grows thicker at lower temperatures and higher humidity. Finos aged in the cooler coastal region of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, which develop a thicker, even layer of flor, are more delicate, with an unusual salty tang, and are given the name Manzanilla (mon than EE ya).
I remembered a little about that from Bartending, but had to look it up. It could be anything in Mexican, but in Spanish it is that.
2007-02-02 08:26:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Manzanilla is anything but sherry. It is a type of tea.
Probably like most songs it has no real meaning.
2007-02-02 08:35:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have never heard this expression before, refrescar means refresh, manzanilla is chamomile.
2007-02-02 08:36:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Manzanilla is a tranquilizing herbal tea, and refrescar.. right, it is refreshing.. so it is a expression people would use to overemphasize calmness, or tranquility. That you can be even more calm than you are used to be.
2007-02-02 09:07:09 · answer #5 · answered by Wint 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
crazy i speack fuenly spanish and i have nevr heard those too worrds toguether,,,,,
but "refrescar" means to refresh
"mansanilla" means an apple tea.....
sooo unless you're asking for manzanilla tea,, i don't know where else to use it,,,,lol
2007-02-02 08:22:02 · answer #6 · answered by Susette P 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Refrescar means refresh.
Manzanilla is a very dry sherry
since spanish translation is not my forte, I cannot comment on how it was used in the song.
2007-02-02 08:21:33 · answer #7 · answered by rrrevils 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
To the best of my ability, I beilieve it's slang for starting over, getting another chance, etc.
2007-02-02 08:23:38 · answer #8 · answered by curious in IL 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It means: "I want to sniff the feet of a beautiful woman, but only if she has pretty toes and high arches"
Use it while talking with a female you're interested in.
2007-02-02 08:17:27 · answer #9 · answered by Submit to her Feet 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Go with bbjaga. It is the right answer.
2007-02-02 11:22:50 · answer #10 · answered by Martha P 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋