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anis

1 American  
[ah-nees] / ˈɑ nis /

noun

  1. a variety of anisette made especially in Spain and Latin America.


anis- 2 American  
  1. variant of aniso- before a vowel.


Etymology

Origin of anis

< Spanish ( aceite de ) anís literally, oil of anise

Example Sentences

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Come May 18, the Seal will be available in black, ivory, bright green, fuchsia and anis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2023

Proportions: grande absinthe 250 grams; petite absinthe 50 gm.; hysope 100 gm.; citronelle 100 gm.; anis vert 500 gm.; badian 100 gm.; fenouil 200 gm.; and coriandre 100 gm.

From Time Magazine Archive

The team, while standing on the banks of the Rio Grande, had sighted groove-billed anis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bot fortowne thoucht scho fald fekilly Will noucht at anis myscheffis fall; Thare-fore scho set thare hartis all, To werray Fraunce richit to be, That Scottis live in grettar lé.

From Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir

This beverage she poured into a square, wide-mouthed flask, into which she placed a thick stem of anis.

From The Quest by Goldberg, Isaac