Metaxan.

Brit.

/mᵻˈtaksə/, U.S.

/məˈtæksə/

Forms: 1900s– Metaxa, 1900s– Metaxas. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Metaxa.

Etymology: < Metaxa, the family name of the proprietors of the company which introduced Metaxa brandy (see quot. 1938).

A proprietary name (as Metaxa or Metaxas) for: a dark, sweetened Greek brandy. Also: a drink or glass of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > brandy > [noun] > types of brandy

Nants1653

French brandy1655

snapdragon1676

Cognac brandy1687

guildive1698

aguardiente1752

cognac1755

Armagnac1797

Jew brandy1817

pisco1825

Cape smoke1846

marc1848

fine champagne1864

burnt brandy1880

dop1889

grape-brandy1892

grappa1893

beno1903

V.S.O.P.1907

jackass brandy1909

fine1923

Napoleon brandy1930

Remy Martin1932

framboise1933

mampoer1934

witblits1934

Metaxa1938

Soberano1963

Napoleon1968

1938 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 26 Apr. 703/2 Distilled Alcoholic Liquors... Angelos S. Metaxa, Andrew S. Metaxa, and George S. Metaxa... [in figure] Metaxa.

1940 H. 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.

1948 S. Ellin Dreadful Summit ix. 85 Dr. Cooper said to the bartender, ‘..Make it two Metaxas.’

1967 E. Ambler Dirty Story i. iii. 25 I sipped Metaxa.

1974 C. Spencer How Greeks kidnapped Mrs Nixon x. 68 Kalvos gave them a bottle of Metaxas brandy.

1982 D. DeLillo Names (1983) iii. 62 Kathryn..liked a fingerbreadth of Metaxa on raw nights.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metaxa
释义	Metaxan. Brit. /mᵻˈtaksə/, U.S. /məˈtæksə/ Forms: 1900s– Metaxa, 1900s– Metaxas. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Metaxa. Etymology: < Metaxa, the family name of the proprietors of the company which introduced Metaxa brandy (see quot. 1938). A proprietary name (as Metaxa or Metaxas) for: a dark, sweetened Greek brandy. Also: a drink or glass of this. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > brandy > [noun] > types of brandy Nants1653 French brandy1655 snapdragon1676 Cognac brandy1687 guildive1698 aguardiente1752 cognac1755 Armagnac1797 Jew brandy1817 pisco1825 Cape smoke1846 marc1848 fine champagne1864 burnt brandy1880 dop1889 grape-brandy1892 grappa1893 beno1903 V.S.O.P.1907 jackass brandy1909 fine1923 Napoleon brandy1930 Remy Martin1932 framboise1933 mampoer1934 witblits1934 Metaxa1938 Soberano1963 Napoleon1968 1938 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 26 Apr. 703/2 Distilled Alcoholic Liquors... Angelos S. Metaxa, Andrew S. Metaxa, and George S. Metaxa... [in figure] Metaxa. 1940 H. 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. 1948 S. Ellin Dreadful Summit ix. 85 Dr. Cooper said to the bartender, ‘..Make it two Metaxas.’ 1967 E. Ambler Dirty Story i. iii. 25 I sipped Metaxa. 1974 C. Spencer How Greeks kidnapped Mrs Nixon x. 68 Kalvos gave them a bottle of Metaxas brandy. 1982 D. DeLillo Names (1983) iii. 62 Kathryn..liked a fingerbreadth of Metaxa on raw nights. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1938
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