aguardiente

a·guar·di·en·te

 (ä-gwär′dē-ĕn′tā)

n.

Any of various strong distilled alcoholic drinks, as:

a. a liquor made in Latin America from sugarcane, often flavored with anise.

b. a brandy made in Spain and Portugal from the pomace of grapes.

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[Spanish : agua, water (from Latin aqua; see ak^w-ā- in Indo-European roots) + ardiente, hot, scalding, blazing (from Old Spanish, from Latin ārdēns, ārdent-, present participle of ārdēre, to burn; see as- in Indo-European roots).]

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aguardiente

(aɣwarˈðjente)

n

(Brewing) any inferior brandy or similar spirit, esp from Spain, Portugal, or South America

[C19: literally: burning water]

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