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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaguardiente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah-gwahr-dyen-teh
"En muchas regiones se celebra la feria del aguardiente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A broad category of strong alcoholic beverages produced by the distillation of fermented fruit mash, pomace, or grain, commonly known as firewater in various cultures.
"He ordered a glass of traditional aguardente to conclude the heavy meal." - 2
A specific regional spirit, such as grape-based aguardente in Portugal or sugarcane-based variations in Latin America.
"The local distiller crafted artisan aguardente flavored with native herbs."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Portuguese and Spanish compound words 'água' (water) and 'ardente' (burning), tracing back to the Latin 'aqua ardens'. The term historically emerged during the Middle Ages to describe distilled alcoholic beverages obtained through the fermentation and distillation of various agricultural bases.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aguardente" is said worldwide
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eau-de-vie
Transliteration: oh-duh-vee
"Il a goûté une eau-de-vie artisanale après le dîner."
Obstbrand
Transliteration: opst-brant
"Der Barkeeper servierte einen starken Obstbrand."
acquavite
Transliteration: ak-kwah-vee-te
"L'acquavite tradizionale viene prodotta distillando le vinacce."
aguardiente
Transliteration: ah-gwahr-dyen-teh
"En muchas regiones se celebra la feria del aguardiente."
aguardente
Transliteration: ah-gwah-dhee-hee-oo
"Os pescadores bebiam uma dose de aguardente para aquecer no inverno."
आग पानी
Transliteration: aag paani
"उसने पारंपरिक आसav शराब का स्वाद चखा।"
烈酒
Transliteration: liè jiǔ
"这种烈酒是用发酵的水果蒸馏制成的。"
증류주
Transliteration: jeung-ryu-ju
"그들은 저녁 식사 후 독한 증류주를 마셨다."
スピリッツ
Transliteration: supirittsu
"アグアルデンテは伝統的な強い蒸留酒です。"
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