aguardiente
English
noun
Definitions
- A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
- A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian aguardiente (hard liquor).
Origin
Spanish
aguardiente
Gloss
hard liquor
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- agua Spanish, Castilian
- aguardentoso Spanish, Castilian
- aguardiente Spanish, Castilian
- ardiente Spanish, Castilian
- agwardiyente Tagalog
- awalente Chamicuro