slivovitz
sli·vo·vitz
slivovitz · slivovitzes
сливовиця
сливовица
Sliwowitz
A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented…A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented plum juice.
UK/ˈslɪvəvɪts/US/ˈslɪvəˌvɪts/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented plum juice.
Sliwowitz
сливо́вицаslivóvica
сливо́вицяslyvóvycja
(countable)A serving of this alcoholic drink.
More definitions
- a colorless plum brandy popular in the Balkans
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
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Deutsch
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rakija made from distilled, fermented plum juice:
Origin
From Serbo-Croatian šljȉvovica, шљи̏вовица (“slivovitz”), from šljȉva, шљи̏ва (“plum”) + -From Serbo-Croatian šljȉvovica, шљи̏вовица (“slivovitz”), from šljȉva, шљи̏ва (“plum”) + -ica, -ица (suffix forming a feminine noun, often a diminutive). Šljȉva may be derived from Proto-Indo-European *sliwo-, the suffixed form of *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”), describing the colour of the fruit.
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Forms
plural: slivovitzesSynonyms
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