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schnapps

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃnæps/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃnɑps, ʃnæps/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shnäps, shnaps)

schnapps or schnaps /ʃnɑps, ʃnæps/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable* used with a singular verb]

Wineany strong, dry alcoholic drink:coffee with schnapps.

schnapps (shnäps, shnaps),USA pronunciation n.

Wine(in Europe) any strong, dry spirit, as slivovitz, aquavit, or kirsch.
Winea drink of schnapps.

Also, schnaps.

Dutch or Low German snaps literally, gulp, mouthful, der. of snappen to snap
German,
1810–20

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schnapps, schnaps /ʃnæps/ n

a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
(in Germany) any strong spirit

Etymology: 19th Century: from German Schnaps, from schnappen to snap

'schnapps' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

shnaps

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