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brennevin

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

spirits · hard liquor

EtymologyOpphav

av lavtysk bernewin, opprinnelig ‘brent (dvs. destillert) vin’; jamfør brandybrandy from Low German bernewin, originally ‘burnt (that is, distilled) wine’; compare brandybrandy

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

alkoholholdig drikk med mer enn 22 volumprosentper cent by volume alkohol an alcoholic drink with an alcohol content of more than 22 per cent by volumevolumprosent
  • smugle brennevin og sigaretter to smuggle spirits and cigarettes
  • sitte i godstolen med brunt brennevin og en sigar to sit in the armchair with brown spirits and a cigar