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brandy

bran·dy
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bran-dee]
    • /ˈbræn di/
    • /ˈbræn.di/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bran-dee]
    • /ˈbræn di/

Definitions of brandy word

  • variable noun brandy Brandy is a strong alcoholic drink. It is often drunk after a meal. 3
  • variable noun brandy A brandy is a glass of brandy. 3
  • noun brandy an alcoholic drink consisting of spirit distilled from grape wine 3
  • noun brandy a distillation of wines made from other fruits 3
  • noun brandy an alcoholic liquor distilled from wine 3
  • noun brandy a similar liquor distilled from the fermented juice of a specified fruit 3

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Origin of brandy

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; short for brandywine < Dutch brandewijn burnt (i.e., distilled) wine

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Brandy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

brandy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

brandy usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for brandy

noun brandy

  • whiskey — an alcoholic liquor distilled from a fermented mash of grain, as barley, rye, or corn, and usually containing from 43 to 50 percent alcohol.
  • cognac — Cognac is a type of brandy made in the south west of France.
  • marc — a standardized system developed by the Library of Congress for producing and transmitting machine-readable bibliographic records.
  • aqua vitae — alcohol
  • eau de vie — brandy, especially a coarser and less purified variety.

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