brandy C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈbɹændi/ See IPA manual Freq #5075 Meanings 1 noun distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice 2 noun An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice. 3 noun Any variety of such liquor. 4 noun A serving of such liquor. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · an alcoholic liquor... eau de vie Word family Derived forms brandy-ballbrandy-bottlebrandy-cherrybrandy-cowebrandy-pawneebrandy-peachbrandy-smashbrandylessbrandylikebrandywinecorn-brandy Common collocations apricot brandy Noun + noun Etymology Shortened form of brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn (“burnt wine”). Compare German Brantewein, Branntwein, Danish brændevin. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # brandy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɹændi/ **Frequency rank:** 5075 ## Meanings 1. distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice 2. An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice. 3. Any variety of such liquor. 4. A serving of such liquor. ## Derived Forms - brandy-ball - brandy-bottle - brandy-cherry - brandy-cowe - brandy-pawnee - brandy-peach - brandy-smash - brandyless - brandylike - brandywine - corn-brandy ## Etymology Shortened form of brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn (“burnt wine”). Compare German Brantewein, Branntwein, Danish brændevin. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown