Meanings
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noun
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
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2
noun
An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
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noun
Any variety of such liquor.
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4
noun
A serving of such liquor.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· an alcoholic liquor...
eau de vie
Word family
Derived forms
brandy-ballbrandy-bottlebrandy-cherrybrandy-cowebrandy-pawneebrandy-peachbrandy-smashbrandylessbrandylikebrandywinecorn-brandy
Etymology
Shortened form of brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn (“burnt wine”). Compare German Brantewein, Branntwein, Danish brændevin.