aguardente

Portuguese

Etymology

From água (“water”) +‎ ardente (“fiery”). Compare Galician augardente, Spanish aguardiente and Catalan aiguardent.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /a.ɣwaɾ.ˈðẽ.tɨ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧guar‧den‧te

Noun

aguardente f (plural aguardentes)

  1. spirit (distilled alcoholic drink)

Derived terms
  • aguardente bagaceira
  • aguardente de cana
  • aguardente vínica

Further reading
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