English Explanatory Dictionary

brandy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
  2. Any variety of such liquor.
  3. A serving of such liquor.
verb
  1. To preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy.
name
  1. A female given name from English derived from brandy, an alcoholic liquor. Mostly seen in American usage during the 1970s and 1980s.

Pronunciation

brănʹdē /ˈbɹændi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brandy.wav

Word forms

brandy brandies brandying brandied Brandi

Etymology

Shortened form of brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn (“burnt wine”). Compare German Brantewein, Branntwein, Danish brændevin.

Synonyms

eau de vie

Related words

cognac

Derived words

apple brandy apricot brandy Brandy Alexander brandy and soda brandy-ball brandy ball brandy bottle brandy-bottle brandy bowl brandy butter brandy-cherry brandy-cowe brandy fruit brandy glass Brandy Hill brandyless brandylike brandy mint brandy paper brandy pawnee brandy-pawnee brandy-peach brandy-smash brandy snap brandy snifter brandywine cherry brandy cider brandy corn-brandy cut brandy fruit brandy Napoleon brandy peach brandy plum brandy pomace brandy

Translations

Arabic: بَرَانْدِي Arabic: بْرَانْدِي Arabic: كُونْيَاك Armenian: կոնյակ Armenian: բրենդի Armenian: արբուն Belarusian: брэ́ндзі Belarusian: канья́к Bulgarian: коня́к Bulgarian: ракия Bulgarian: бре́нди Bulgarian: чаша бре́нди Catalan: brandi Catalan: conyac Chamicuro: awalente Chinese Cantonese: 拔蘭地 /拔兰地 Chinese Cantonese: 白蘭地 /白兰地 Chinese Cantonese: 干邑 Chinese Mandarin: 白蘭地 /白兰地 Czech: brandy Danish: brandy Dutch: brandewijn Esperanto: brando Estonian: brändi Finnish: brandy Finnish: viina French: brandy French: eau-de-vie Galician: brandy Georgian: ბრენდი Georgian: კონიაკი German: Kognak German: Brandy German: Weinbrand German: Branntwein German: Kurzer Greek: κονιάκ Greek: μπράντι Hawaiian: palani Hebrew: קוֹנְיָאק Hebrew: יַיִן שָׂרָף Hebrew: יי״ש Hindi: ब्रांडी Hindi: बरांडी Hungarian: borpárlat Italian: brandy Japanese: ブランデー Japanese: コニャック Korean: 브랜디 Korean: 코냑 Latvian: brendijs Lithuanian: brendis Macedonian: бре́нди Māori: parani Marathi: ब्रँडी Norwegian Bokmål: brandy Norwegian Nynorsk: Branntwien Norwegian Nynorsk: Brammwien Norwegian Nynorsk: Brandy Plautdietsch: Brauntwien Polabian: barvin Polabian: brandevińă Polish: brandy Polish: wypalanka Polish: winiak Portuguese: brande Portuguese: brandy Portuguese: conhaque Romanian: rachiu Romanian: vinars Russian: бре́нди Russian: конья́к Scottish Gaelic: branndaidh
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