schnapps

schnapps
noun /ʃnɑps,ʃnæps/
a) A type of distilled alcoholic beverage, often with a fruit or peppermint flavoring.
b) A serving of this beverage.

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  • Schnapps — Schnapps, n. [G., a dram of spirits.] Holland gin. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • schnapps — [shnäps, shnaps] n. pl. schnapps [Ger, a dram, nip < Du snaps, lit., a gulp, mouthful < snappen, to SNAP] 1. HOLLANDS 2. any strong alcoholic liquor: Also sp. schnaps …   English World dictionary

  • Schnapps — Schnapps, so v.w. Branntwein …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Schnapps — Schnapps, eine Interjection, welche ein Intensivum von schnapp ist, S. dasselbe. Schnipps drucket einen feinern, und das Nieders. schnupps einen gröbern Laut dieser Art aus. Daher schnappsen, diesen Laut geben, verursachen …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • schnapps — [ʃnæps] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : German; Origin: schnaps, from Low German snappen to snap ] a strong alcoholic drink …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • schnapps — [ ʃnæps ] noun count or uncount a strong alcoholic drink from Germany, or a glass of this drink …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • schnapps — (n.) 1818, kind of Holland gin, from Ger. Schnaps, lit. a mouthful, gulp, from Low Ger. snaps, from snappen to snap (see SNAP (Cf. snap)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • schnapps — ► NOUN ▪ a strong alcoholic drink resembling gin. ORIGIN German Schnaps dram of liquor …   English terms dictionary

  • schnapps — [[t]ʃnæ̱ps[/t]] N UNCOUNT Schnapps is a strong alcoholic drink made from potatoes. N SING A schnapps is a glass of schnapps …   English dictionary

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