snifter

snif·ter (sn

1. A pear-shaped goblet with a narrow top, used especially in serving brandy.

2. Slang A small portion of liquor.

[From Middle English snifteren, to sniff, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

snifter [ˈsnɪftə]

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a pear-shaped glass with a short stem and a bowl that narrows towards the top so that the aroma of brandy or a liqueur is retained

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Informal a small quantity of alcoholic drink

[perhaps from dialect snifter to sniff, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish snifta (obsolete) to sniff]

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Noun

snifter - a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy

brandy glass, brandy snifter

drinking glass, glass - a container for holding liquids while drinking

Translations

snifter [ˈsnɪftəʳ] N

1. (= drink) → copa f, trago m

2. (US) (= glass) → copita f para coñac

snifter [ˈsnɪftə^r] n (US) (= brandy glass) → verre m à cognac

snifter

n (dated inf) → Kurze(r) m (inf); to have a snifter → einen Kurzen trinken or nehmen (inf)

snifter [ˈsnɪftəʳ] n (fam) (of whisky) → cicchetto, goccetto

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If you are regular brandy drinker, then you know what a snifter is.

Brandy Snifters as Promotional Gifts by Kim Medeiros / Advertising, marketing, public relations community

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Brandy Snifter =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Despite the often large size of the brandy snifter, don't pour more than a couple of ounces of brandy into one.

Essential Glassware You Must Know as A Bartender! by IMRAN KHOT / Food/cooking/nutrition community

Levy's tome further said: "Mort Sahl recalled him filling a brandy snifter with ice and scotch and sipping it in a steam room.

New biography projects Paul Newman as alcoholic, womanizer by Asian News International

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