English Explanatory Dictionary

jenever

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.

Word forms

jenever jenevers genever

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch jenever (“jenever”), from Old French genevre, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”).

Synonyms

Dutch gin
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