aguardiente
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aguardiente.
Noun
aguardiente (countable and uncountable, plural aguardientes)
- A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
- A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
References
- “aguardiente”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Noun
aguardiente f (plural aguardientes)
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
aguardiente m (plural aguardientes)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: agwardiyente
Further reading
- “aguardiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014