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aguardiente
[ ah-gwahr-dee-en-tee; Spanish ah-gwahr-thyen-te ]
noun
- a type of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
- a liquor, popular in South and Central America, made from sugarcane.
- (in Spanish-speaking countries) any distilled spirit.
aguardiente
/ aɣwarˈðjente /
noun
- any inferior brandy or similar spirit, esp from Spain, Portugal, or South America
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Example Sentences
Accordingly he gave this pair of roystering troopers a plentiful dinner and a taste of aguardiente.
There were five men inside, around a table, leaning forward, whispering together and drinking aguardiente.
Goes to gateway, but pauses at table, and begins to fill a glass of aguardiente.
The common brandy is called Aguardiente de Pisco, because it is shipped at that port.
Seated before a rude table, sipping aguardiente, was his countryman Winslow and two traders of the pueblo.
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