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aguardiente

[ ah-gwahr-dee-en-tee; Spanish ah-gwahr-thyen-te ]

noun

  1. a type of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
  2. a liquor, popular in South and Central America, made from sugarcane.
  3. (in Spanish-speaking countries) any distilled spirit.


aguardiente

/ aɣwarˈðjente /

noun

  1. any inferior brandy or similar spirit, esp from Spain, Portugal, or South America
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aguardiente1

An Americanism first recorded in 1815–25; from Spanish, contraction of agua ardiente literally, “fiery water”; aqua, ardent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aguardiente1

C19: literally: burning water
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Example Sentences

Accordingly he gave this pair of roystering troopers a plentiful dinner and a taste of aguardiente.

There were five men inside, around a table, leaning forward, whispering together and drinking aguardiente.

Goes to gateway, but pauses at table, and begins to fill a glass of aguardiente.

The common brandy is called Aguardiente de Pisco, because it is shipped at that port.

Seated before a rude table, sipping aguardiente, was his countryman Winslow and two traders of the pueblo.

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