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brandied

American  
[bran-deed] / ˈbræn did /

adjective

  1. flavored, soaked in, or treated with brandy.


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Etymology

Origin of brandied

First recorded in 1825–35; brandy + -ed 3


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Since I don’t have a French-army-camp-size skillet, I adapted my Marengo for the oven, where I can gently cook eight chicken thighs in brandied sauce without having to hover over the stove using multiple pans.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2023

It’s really a kind of simplified version of brandied cherries.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2022

What makes them killer is replacing the maraschino cherries in the original recipe with good quality brandied ones.

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2016

For the last week of 2011, June is recommending the play Stick Fly, which is about an African-American family on Martha’s Vineyard, and Bernard Callebaut brandied cherries, which are only available seasonally.

From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2011

Madam’s list of required delicacies was endless: gingerbread, pies of brandied peaches and preserved cherries and mincemeat, macaroons, blancmange, Jordan almonds, sugar candy, as many kinds of cake as there were fingers on both hands.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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