aguardiente

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aguardiente.

Noun

aguardiente (countable and uncountable, plural aguardientes)

1. A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
2. 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)

1. aguardiente

Spanish

Etymology

Blend of agua +‎ ardiente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡwaɾˈdjente/ [a.ɣ̞waɾˈð̞jẽn̪.t̪e]

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• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: a‧guar‧dien‧te

Noun

aguardiente m (plural aguardientes)

1. liquor / hard liquor, booze
2. brandy

Derived terms

• aguardentoso

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: agwardiyente

Further reading

• “aguardiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16