advocaat

[ad-voh-kaht]

noun

1. a Dutch liqueur made with brandy, sugar, and eggs.

advocaat

/ -ˌkɑːt, ˈædvə-, ˈædvəʊˌkɑː /

noun

1. a liqueur having a raw egg base

Word History and Origins

Origin of advocaat¹

1930–35; < Dutch, short for advocatenborrel drink that lubricates the throat of a lawyer, equivalent to advocaat lawyer ( advocate ) + -en- connective + borrel drink, nip < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of advocaat¹

C20: Dutch, from advocatenborrel, from advocaat _advocate (n) + borrel drink

Example Sentences

Since January 2024, Dutchman Advocaat, 78, has been in charge of his eighth national side after three spells with the Netherlands, as well as coaching the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Belgium, Russia, Serbia and Iraq.

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As well as having a Dutch manager, the majority of players in the Curacao squad were born in the Netherlands but had family links that enabled them to play for Advocaat's side.

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Advocaat only became Curacao boss after a payment dispute between the players and the country's football association was resolved, and he immediately set his sights on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

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“I’ll just set my bourbon and advocaat right there.”

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So says Jack Torrance, famously, in 1980’s “The Shining,” directed by Stanley Kubrick, and, accordingly, the combination of bourbon and advocaat, when prepared on purpose, is thus often called a Jack Torrance.

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