eau-de-vie
See also: eau de vie
French
Etymology
Calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae (literally “water of life”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.d(ə).vi/
Audio (file) - Homophone: eaux-de-vie
Noun
eau-de-vie f (plural eaux-de-vie)
- brandy
Descendants
- → English: eau de vie
Further reading
- “eau-de-vie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.