eau de vie
See also: eau-de-vie
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom French eau-de-vie (“water of life”), calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae. Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, whisky, whiskey, and water of life from the same source.
Noun
editeau de vie (countable and uncountable, plural eau de vies or eaus de vie or eaux de vie)
- Synonym of brandy.
- Synonym of aqua vitae, similar distilled spirits.
Indonesian
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from French eau-de-vie (“water of life”), from Medieval Latin aqua vītae.
Noun
editFurther reading
edit- “eau de vie” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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