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schnapps

or schnaps

[ shnahps, shnaps ]

noun

  1. (in Europe) any strong, dry spirit, as slivovitz, aquavit, or kirsch.
  2. a drink of schnapps.


schnapps

/ ʃnæps /

noun

  1. a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
  2. (in Germany) any strong spirit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of schnapps1

1810–20; < German, < Dutch or Low German snaps literally, gulp, mouthful, derivative of snappen to snap
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Word History and Origins

Origin of schnapps1

C19: from German Schnaps, from schnappen to snap
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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.

From BBC

“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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