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Goldwasser

American  
[gohld-vah-ser, -wah-, gawlt-vah-suhr] / ˈgoʊld vɑ sər, -wɑ-, ˈgɔltˌvɑ sər /

noun

  1. a liqueur flavored with spices, figs, lemons, and herbs, and having minute flakes of gold leaf in suspension.


Etymology

Origin of Goldwasser

1915–20; < German, equivalent to Gold gold + Wasser water

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The psychedelic, synth-pop duo of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser joke “Musically speaking, we are running at around 20% adult contemporary.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 18, 2024

Some 40 years ago, Silvio Micali and his colleague Shafi Goldwasser wanted to figure out how to play poker together on their phones.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2022

“I wouldn’t say cases are often successful, but they do exist,” said the SPLC’s Goldwasser.

From Washington Post Jul. 26, 2021

Egyptologist Orly Goldwasser at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem thinks most of the immigrants probably traveled to Egypt in peace.

From Science Magazine Jul. 15, 2020

Goldwasser, or Eau de Vie, was a favorite liqueur of cheese-loving Franklin Roosevelt, and we can be sure he took the two separately.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton

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