brandy

noun
/ˈbɹændi/

Etymology

Shortened form of brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn (“burnt wine”). Compare German Brantewein, Branntwein, Danish brændevin.

  1. derived from brandewijn

Definitions

  1. An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

  2. Any variety of such liquor.

  3. A serving of such liquor.

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. To preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy.

    2. A female given name from English derived from brandy, an alcoholic liquor. Mostly seen in…

      A female given name from English derived from brandy, an alcoholic liquor. Mostly seen in American usage during the 1970s and 1980s.

      • Last month, Brandy Bottone of Plano, Texas, was pulled over by a Dallas sheriff’s deputy and given a ticket for driving alone in a high-occupancy vehicle lane.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for brandy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA