schnapps

Or schnaps

[shnahps, shnaps]

noun

1. (in Europe) any strong, dry spirit, as slivovitz, aquavit, or kirsch.

2. a drink of schnapps.

schnapps

/ ʃnæps /

noun

1. a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes

2. (in Germany) any strong spirit

Word History and Origins

Origin of schnapps¹

1810–20; < German, < Dutch or Low German snaps literally, gulp, mouthful, derivative of snappen to snap

Word History and Origins

Origin of schnapps¹

C19: from German Schnaps, from schnappen to _snap