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English
Etymology
From Greek ούζο (oúzo), either from Turkish üzüm (“grape”) or from the Italian uso in Marsiglia (“for use in Marseille”) stamped on selected silkworm cocoons exported from Tyrnavos in the 19th century, standing for “superior quality”. Other: from the ancient Greek word ὄζω (ózō, “to smell”) - ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) because of the strong smell of the drink.
Pronunciation
Noun
ouzo (countable and uncountable, plural ouzos)
- (uncountable) An anise-flavoured aperitif, originating in Greece.
2018, Shiv Kotecha, The Switch, United States: Wonder, →ISBN, page 122:Jai went in and poured out two glasses of ouzo, throwing a splash of water. He stuck his finger into each and stirred; the liquor swirled and got foggy.
- (countable) A serving of this drink.
1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:In Athens he looked up from his ouzo at what he called the ugliest people in the world.
Derived terms
Translations
glass of ouzo
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
- Finnish: ouzo (fi)
- German: Ouzo (de) m
- Greek: ούζο (el) n (oúzo)
- Macedonian: узо n (uzo)
- Russian: please add this translation if you can
- Turkish: uzo (tr)
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Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
From Greek ούζο (oúzo).
Pronunciation
Noun
ouzo c (plural ouzo's, diminutive ouzootje n)
- ouzo
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek ούζο (oúzo).
Pronunciation
Noun
ouzo m (plural ouzos)
- ouzo
Further reading
Galician
Verb
ouzo
- first-person singular present indicative of ouvir