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slivovitz
sliv·o·vitz S0478600 (slĭv′ə-vĭts)n. A dry colorless plum brandy.
[Serbo-Croatian šljivovica, from šljiva, plum; see sleiə- in Indo-European roots.]Word History: Though colorless itself, slivovitz is made from bluish plums, and the name for this kind of brandy or schnapps is of Slavic origin and ultimately comes from the Indo-European root meaning "blue." The Slavic words for "plum," such as Serbo-Croatian šljiva, Czech slíva, and Russian sliva, are related to Latin līvidus, "bluish, bruise-colored," from which we get livid, a word synonymous with our black-and-blue when used to describe the discoloration caused by a bruise. The Indo-European root *sleiə-, "bluish," from which the Slavic and the Latin words are descended, has another descendant in English associated with alcohol, sloe, the name of a small sour plum of a dark purplish color. Many who have never seen this type of plum have tasted it in sloe gin, which is flavored with sloes.slivovitz (ˈslɪvəvɪts; ˈsliːvə-) , slivovic , slivovica or slivowitzn (Brewing) a plum brandy from E Europe[from Serbo-Croat šljivovica, from sljiva plum]sliv•o•vitz (ˈslɪv ə vɪts, -wɪts, ˈʃlɪv-)
n. a slightly bitter plum brandy from E Europe. [1895–1900; < German Sliwowitz < Serbo-Croatian šljȉvovica, derivative of šljȉva plum] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | slivovitz - a colorless plum brandy popular in the Balkansbrandy - distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice |
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slivovitz: see brandybrandy
[for brandywine, from Du.,=burnt, i.e., distilled, wine], strong alcoholic spirit distilled from wine or from marc, the residue of the wine press. The most noted brandy is cognac, made from white grapes in the Charente district of France.
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