ouzo
[oo-zoh; Greek oo-zaw]
- an anise-flavored, colorless liqueur of Greece.
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Origin of ouzo
1895–1900; < Modern Greek oûzo(n); etymology uncertain
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Mr. Cosby had given me glass after glass of Ouzo, a drink that I had never had before.
ouzo
- a strong aniseed-flavoured spirit from Greece
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Word Origin
Modern Greek ouzon, of obscure origin
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Word Origin and History for ouzo
n.
liquor flavored with aniseed, 1898, from Modern Greek ouzo, of uncertain origin. One theory [OED] is that it derives from Italian uso Massalia, literally "for Marsailles," which was stamped on selected packages of silkworm cocoons being shipped from Thessaly, and came to be taken for "of superior quality."
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