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anisette

[ an-uh-set, -zet, an-uh-set, -zet ]

noun

  1. a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.


anisette

/ -ˈsɛt; ˌænɪˈzɛt /

noun

  1. a liquorice-flavoured liqueur made from aniseed


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Word History and Origins

Origin of anisette1

1830–40; < French, short for anisette de Bordeaux. See anise, -ette

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Word History and Origins

Origin of anisette1

C19: from French; see anise , -ette

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Example Sentences

I went to Jerez, with a letter from Pastia to a dealer in anisette whose house was the smugglers' meeting-place.

An′iseed; Anisette′, a cordial or liqueur prepared from anise seed.

I goin' mek for you myself one anisette and one café royale ver' fine.

The first thing Timar remarked from the speech of Herr Athanas was that he had again taken too much anisette.

It often happens that a glass of water, flavored with a little anisette, is the order over which he sits a whole evening.

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