advocaat

[ ad-voh-kaht ]

noun

1. a Dutch liqueur made with brandy, sugar, and eggs.

advocaat

/ -ˌkɑːt; ˈædvə-; ˈædvəʊˌkɑː /

noun

1. a liqueur having a raw egg base

Word History and Origins

Origin of advocaat¹

1930–35; < Dutch, short for advocatenborrel drink that lubricates the throat of a lawyer, equivalent to advocaat lawyer ( advocate ) + -en- connective + borrel drink, nip < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of advocaat¹

C20: Dutch, from advocatenborrel, from advocaat advocate (n) + borrel drink

Example Sentences

“I’ll just set my bourbon and advocaat right there.”

From Seattle Times

So says Jack Torrance, famously, in 1980’s “The Shining,” directed by Stanley Kubrick, and, accordingly, the combination of bourbon and advocaat, when prepared on purpose, is thus often called a Jack Torrance.

From Seattle Times

Jack has a bourbon on the rocks in his hand, and the waiter spills three flutes of advocaat on his clothes and into his drink, inadvertently creating a beverage that Jack doesn’t even drink in the film.

From Seattle Times

Under the experienced Advocaat, Feyenoord surged up the table to stand third behind Ajax and AZ Alkmaar when the coronavirus crisis halted matches and cast doubt on the remainder of the season.

From Washington Times

The 72-year-old Advocaat has trained teams including PSV Eindhoven, Glasgow Rangers and the national teams of the Netherlands, Russia and South Korea.

From Washington Times