slivoviz

Italian

Etymology

From Austrian German Sliwowitz, from Serbo-Croatian šljȉvovica, шљи̏вовица, derived from šljȉva, шљи̏ва (“plum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzli.vo.vit͡s/^*
• Rhymes: -ivovits
• Hyphenation: slì‧vo‧viz

Noun

slivoviz m (invariable)

1. slivovitz

Further reading

• slivoviz in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana