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