brandewine

brandewine
brandewine
early form of brandy.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • brandy — bran·dy s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} acquavite di vino simile al cognac, spec. di produzione italiana o spagnola | acquavite ottenuta dalla distillazione di frutta {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1829. ETIMO: accorc. di brandewine, dall ol.… …   Dizionario italiano

  • brandy — [17] English acquired the word for this distilled spirit from Dutch brandewijn, and at first altered and translated it minimally to brandewine. Soon however this became brandy wine, and by the mid 17th century the abbreviated brandy was in common …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • Brandy — Sm Weinbrand erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt (aber eigentlich nur in Zusammenhängen, die Englisches und Amerikanisches betreffen, gebraucht) aus ne. brandy, einer Kurzform von ne. brandwine, brandewine, aus ndl.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • brandy — [17] English acquired the word for this distilled spirit from Dutch brandewijn, and at first altered and translated it minimally to brandewine. Soon however this became brandy wine, and by the mid 17th century the abbreviated brandy was in common …   Word origins

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