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Goldwasser

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[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

Example Sentences

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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

Well, now I'm goin' to uncork the Danziger Goldwasser.

From The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II by Hauptmann, Gerhart

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