eau-de-vie

See also: eau de vie

French

Etymology

Calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae (literally “water of life”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /o.d(ə).vi/
Audio (file)
Homophone: eaux-de-vie

Noun

eau-de-vie f (plural eaux-de-vie)

brandy

Descendants

→ English: eau de vie

Further reading

“eau-de-vie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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