aguardiente


a·guar·di·en·te

A5157300 (ä-gwär′dē-ĕn′tā)n. Any of various strong distilled alcoholic drinks, as:a. a liquor made in Latin America from sugarcane, often flavored with anise.b. a brandy made in Spain and Portugal from the pomace of grapes.
[Spanish : agua, water (from Latin aqua; see akw-ā- in Indo-European roots) + ardiente, hot, scalding, blazing (from Old Spanish, from Latin ārdēns, ārdent-, present participle of ārdēre, to burn; see as- in Indo-European roots).]

aguardiente

(aɣwarˈðjente) n (Brewing) any inferior brandy or similar spirit, esp from Spain, Portugal, or South America[C19: literally: burning water]