brandy
[ bran-dee ]
/ ˈbræn di /
noun, plural bran·dies.
a spirit distilled from wine or from the fermented juice of grapes or of apples, peaches, plums, etc.
verb (used with object), bran·died, bran·dy·ing.
to mix, flavor, or preserve with brandy.
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1615–25; short for brandywine<Dutch brandewijn burnt (i.e., distilled) wine
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brandy
/ (ˈbrændɪ) /
noun plural -dies
an alcoholic drink consisting of spirit distilled from grape wine
a distillation of wines made from other fruitsplum brandy
Word Origin for brandy
C17: from earlier brandewine, from Dutch brandewijn burnt wine, from bernen to burn or distil + wijn wine; compare German Branntwein
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