BRANDY


Meaning of BRANDY in English

■ noun ( plural brandies ) a strong alcoholic spirit distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

Origin

C17: from earlier brandwine , from Du. brandewijn , from branden 'burn, distil' + wijn 'wine'.

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