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Metaxa|mɛˈtæksə|
Also metaxa, -as.
In full, Metaxa brandy. A proprietary name for a dark Greek brandy; a drink or glass of this brandy.
1940H. J. Grossman Guide to Wines, Spirits & Beers xviii. 184 A great deal of brandy is distilled in Greece... A sweet, dark, resinous brandy, which is quite popular and sells in fair quantities, is Metaxa. 1948S. Ellin Dreadful Summit (1958) ix. 91 Dr. Cooper said to the bartender, ‘..Make it two Metaxas.’ 1962K. Royce Night Seekers v. 69 Spurling ordered Turkish coffee..and a bottle of Metaxa. 1966‘A. Hall’ 9th Directive xxiii. 213, I went into the bar and drank a Greek Metaxa brandy. 1967E. Ambler Dirty Story i. iii. 25, I sipped Metaxa. 1974C. Spencer How Greeks kidnapped Mrs Nixon x. 68 Kalvos gave them a bottle of Metaxas brandy. 1975Times 6 Sept. 5/4 Metaxas is the big name in Greek brandy. |