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schnapps
[ shnahps, shnaps ]
noun
- (in Europe) any strong, dry spirit, as slivovitz, aquavit, or kirsch.
- a drink of schnapps.
schnapps
/ ʃnæps /
noun
- a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
- (in Germany) any strong spirit
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of schnapps1
Example Sentences
Along the way, greeters offer free shots of cherry schnapps that taste, I’m reliably told, like cough syrup cut with paint thinner.
But the scene primarily follows Aniela, a young Polish girl who works in the home, preparing a glass of schnapps to celebrate the commandant’s birthday, and delivering boots to him during his meeting.
As the heir to his stepfather's Phillips Distilling Company empire, which owns major schnapps and liquor brands, he is one of the wealthiest members of Congress.
“There is a liqueur in southern Germany called gentian schnapps that contains an extract of that plant,” says Maik Behrens, a molecular biologist at the Technical University of Munich and co-author of the new study.
Phillips is one of the wealthiest members of Congress and heir to his stepfather’s Phillips Distilling Company empire, which holds major vodka and schnapps brands.
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