brandewijn

Definitions of brandewijn
  1. noun
    distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
    synonyms: aqua vitae, brandy, koetsiertje, vieux
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    appelbrandewijn
    distilled from hard cider
    calvados
    dry apple brandy made in Normandy
    cognac
    high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France
    kersenbrandewijn, kirsch
    from fermented juice of black morello cherries
    slivovitsj
    a colorless plum brandy popular in the Balkans
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    alcoholica, amsterdammertje, borrel, borreltje, gedistilleerd, hartsterking, hartversterkertje, hartversterking, hassebasje, hassebassie, kaptein, lijpie, neurie, neut, oorlam, opfrissertje, opkikkertje, pikketanis, proppie, sassepril, schnapps, slok, spiritualia, spiritualiën, sterkedrank, vuurwater, wippertje, witje
    an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
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