aguardiente

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aguardiente.

Noun

aguardiente (countable and uncountable, plural aguardientes)

  1. A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
  2. A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.

References

French

Noun

aguardiente f (plural aguardientes)

  1. aguardiente

Spanish

Etymology

From agua + ardiente.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡwaɾˈdjente/ [a.ɣ̞waɾˈð̞jẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: a‧guar‧dien‧te

Noun

aguardiente m (plural aguardientes)

  1. (hard) liquor, booze
  2. brandy

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tagalog: agwardiyente

Further reading

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