Definition of aguardiente in English:
aguardiente
noun aɣwarˈðjenteəˌɡwɑːdɪˈɛnteɪˌäɡwärˈdyentā
mass nounA 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'.