slivovitz
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of slivovitz
1895–1900; < German Sliwowitz < Serbo-Croatian šljȉvovica, derivative of šljȉva plum
Example Sentences
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He admitted to owning one successful business: a slivovitz distillery on his farm in Laktashi.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
There are bartenders whose weirdness I trust, whose raspberry-dill-sherry fizz, or fat-washed cold-brew and slivovitz Old-Fashioned, or yuzu and pickle juice sour I will try without hesitation.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2017
They will no doubt be raising a glass of slivovitz to mark the occasion at the George and Dragon in the Kentish village of Westerham, Ukip leader Nigel Farage's local.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 31, 2012
Meantime, they try to lead normal lives, harvesting their plums to sell to Serb neighbors for making slivovitz.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under the cover of her job, Olka was able to come and go easily, and we spent many a night sipping fiery homemade slivovitz, listening to a violinist play Mahler, sometimes even dancing.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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