slivovitz
Plural: slivovitzes
Noun
- a colorless plum brandy popular in the Balkans
- A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented plum juice.
- A serving of this alcoholic drink.
Origin / Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian šljȉvovica, шљи̏вовица (“slivovitz”), from šljȉva, шљи̏ва (“plum”) + -ica, -ица (suffix forming a feminine noun, often a diminutive). Šljȉva may be derived from Proto-Indo-European *sliwo-, the suffixed form of *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”), describing the colour of the fruit.
Synonyms
plum brandy
Scrabble Score: 24
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slivovitz: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 27
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