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)
- spirit (distilled alcoholic drink)
Derived terms
- aguardente bagaceira
- aguardente de cana
- aguardente vínica
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