Krambambuli

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁamˈbambuˌliː/

Noun

Krambambuli m (strong, genitive Krambambulis or Krambambuli, plural Krambambulis or Krambambuli)

  1. (dated) strong liquor distilled from juniper berries and cherries
    • 1881, Sigmon M. Stern, Menco Stern, Studien Plaudereien im Vaterland, 3rd edition, New York: Henry Holt:
      Krambambuli, das ist der Titel
      Des Tranks, der sich bei uns bewährt;
      Es ist ein ganz probates Mittel,
      Wenn uns was Böses widerfährt.
      Des Abends spät, des Morgens früh
      Trink ich mein Glas Krambambuli.
      Krambimbambambuli, Krambambuli!
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  2. (dated) crambambuli (drink of rum mixed with sugar and set alight before drinking)
    • 1956, Alfred Kölling, Fachbuch für Kellner, Leipzig: Fachbuchverlag VEB, page 184:
      Der Crambambuli besteht aus Rotwein, der mit Orangeschalen und Nelken erhitzt und mit Zucker vermischt wird, der mit Arrak abgebrannt wurde und dabei zu Karamel schmolz.
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