eau-de-vie

Definitions of eau-de-vie
  1. noun
    distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
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    types:
    calvados
    dry apple brandy made in Normandy
    cognac
    high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France
    kirsch
    from fermented juice of black morello cherries
    type of:
    boissons spiritueuses, spiritueux
    an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
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