brandy

[ bran-dee ]

noun

, plural bran·dies.

1. a spirit distilled from wine or from the fermented juice of grapes or of apples, peaches, plums, etc.

verb (used with object)

, bran·died, bran·dy·ing.

1. to mix, flavor, or preserve with brandy.

brandy

/ ˈbrændɪ /

noun

1. an alcoholic drink consisting of spirit distilled from grape wine
2. a distillation of wines made from other fruits

   plum brandy

Word History and Origins

Origin of brandy¹

1615–25; short for brandywine < Dutch brandewijn burnt (i.e., distilled) wine

Word History and Origins

Origin of brandy¹

C17: from earlier brandewine , from Dutch brandewijn burnt wine, from bernen to burn or distil + wijn wine ; compare German Branntwein

Example Sentences

That work, said Brandy Muñiz, executive director of the All Peoples Community Center in South L.A., is having an impact.

From Los Angeles Times

One reason why you probably haven’t heard about the hair-raising British political crisis of 1911 to 1914 — indeed, why hardly anyone has heard about it — is because the catastrophe was averted, but not by everyone coming to their senses and hashing things out in a jolly spirited debate over snifters of brandy and linking arms for a chorus of “God Save the King.”

From Salon

Britain's catastrophe was averted in 1914, but not by everyone coming to their senses and hashing things out in a jolly spirited debate over snifters of brandy and linking arms for a chorus of “God Save the King.”

From Salon

“I see plants as unifiers,” said Brandy Williams of Garden Butterfly in Vermont Knolls.

From Los Angeles Times

China has imposed taxes on imports of European brandy in a move that France has said is retaliation for recent big tariffs the EU announced on Chinese electric vehicles.

From BBC

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