eau de vie
See also: eau-de-vie
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French eau-de-vie (“water of life”), calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae. Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, whisky, whiskey, and water of life from the same source.
Noun
[edit]eau de vie (countable and uncountable, plural eau de vies or eaus de vie or eaux de vie)
- Synonym of brandy.
- Synonym of aqua vitae, similar distilled spirits.
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from French eau-de-vie (“water of life”), from Medieval Latin aqua vītae.
Noun
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “eau de vie” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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