slivovitz

[ sliv-uh-vits, -wits, shliv- ]

noun
  1. a dry, usually colorless, slightly bitter plum brandy from E Europe.

Origin of slivovitz

1
1895–1900; <German Sliwowitz<Serbo-Croatian šljȉvovica, derivative of šljȉva plum
  • Also sliv·o·vic, sliv·o·witz [sliv-uh-vits]. /ˈslɪv ə vɪts/.

Words Nearby slivovitz

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How to use slivovitz in a sentence

  • "Nikola, serve rakija," said the Archimandrite, and Nikola filled two little glasses with slivovitz and put them before us.

    Through the Land of the Serb | Mary Edith Durham
  • What have they to work for beyond the necessary quantity of maize, slivovitz, and tobacco?

    Round About the Carpathians | Andrew F. Crosse
  • There is a flask of slivovitz (the plum brandy of the country) underneath the seat, if you should require it.

    Dracula | Bram Stoker
  • I daresay they kept off the rheumatism by extra potations of slivovitz.

    Round About the Carpathians | Andrew F. Crosse

British Dictionary definitions for slivovitz

slivovitz

/ (ˈslɪvəvɪts, ˈsliːvə-) /


noun
  1. a plum brandy from E Europe

Origin of slivovitz

1
from Serbo-Croat šljivovica, from sljiva plum

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