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单词 aguardiente
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Definition of aguardiente in English:

aguardiente

noun aɣwarˈðjenteəˌɡwɑːdɪˈɛnteɪˌäɡwärˈdyentā
mass noun
  • A distilled liquor resembling brandy, especially as made in South America from sugar cane.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Depending on the style of the wine, sherry is fortified with grape spirit known as aguardiente to between 15.5 and 22 per cent.
    • In the sixteenth century, Sao Tome and Principe was the world's largest producer of sugar; now the little that is grown is turned into mind-numbing aguardiente.
    • Beer and rum, including a fairly raw variety known as aguardiente are the most popular alcoholic drinks, although urban elites prefer Scotch whisky.
    • A group of men drink aguardiente and sing boisterously near the water's edge to the accompaniment of a battered guitar.
    • Anisados aguardiente has the addition of aniseed.

Origin

From Spanish, from agua 'water' + ardiente 'fiery'.

 
 

Definition of aguardiente in US English:

aguardiente

nounˌäɡwärˈdyentā
  • (in Spanish-speaking regions) a distilled liquor resembling brandy, especially as made in South America from sugar cane.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Depending on the style of the wine, sherry is fortified with grape spirit known as aguardiente to between 15.5 and 22 per cent.
    • In the sixteenth century, Sao Tome and Principe was the world's largest producer of sugar; now the little that is grown is turned into mind-numbing aguardiente.
    • A group of men drink aguardiente and sing boisterously near the water's edge to the accompaniment of a battered guitar.
    • Anisados aguardiente has the addition of aniseed.
    • Beer and rum, including a fairly raw variety known as aguardiente are the most popular alcoholic drinks, although urban elites prefer Scotch whisky.

Origin

From Spanish, from agua ‘water’ + ardiente ‘fiery’.

 
 
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