Suzen.
/suːz/ The proprietary name of a yellow, gentian-based aperitif; also, a drink or glassful of this.
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1950 D. L. Ames Corpse Diplomatique iii. 22 It..enables one to have another drink... I thought a Suze and a Cinzano?
1961 Trade Marks Jrnl. 5 Apr. 483 Suze... Aperitif wines having a gentian base. Distellerie de la Suze.., 11, Avenue de Général Leclerc, Maisons-Alfort (Seine), France.
1964 L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin xxii. 124 I poured two Suzes into my face.
1974 N. Freeling Dressing of Diamond 72 He'd like a big Suze with lots of ice.
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