sangaree

[ sang-guh-ree ]

/ ˌsæŋ gəˈri /

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noun

sangría.

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Words nearby sangaree

San Gabriel, San Gabriel Mountains, Sangallo, Sangamon, sangar, sangaree, San Gennaro, Sanger, San Germán, Sanger, Margaret, sang-froid

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How to use sangaree in a sentence

Mr. Swain had his negro, Romney, place chairs for us under the apple tree, and bring out pipes and sangaree.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
He ceased talking, and sat sipping his sangaree in the abstracted manner common to him.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
After coming to this just and logical conclusion, the alcalde took a draught of sangaree, and then again turned to the escribano.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845|Various
Pinky had emptied her glass of sangaree before she was half through with her oysters, and kept urging Flora to drink.
Cast Adrift|T. S. Arthur

Some of the party, indeed, began to entertain doubts whether Sangaree Jack would prove faithful.
The Three Lieutenants|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for sangaree

sangaree

/ (ˌsæŋɡəˈriː) /

noun

a spiced drink similar to sangria

Word Origin for sangaree

C18: from Spanish sangría a bleeding, from sangre blood, from Latin sanguis; see sanguine

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