Definition of Slivovitz

1. Noun. A colorless plum brandy popular in the Balkans.

Generic synonyms: Brandy

Definition of Slivovitz

1. Noun. A type of rakija made of distilled, fermented plum juice. It is sometimes referred to as ''plum brandy''. ¹

2. Noun. A serving of this drink. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Slivovitz

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slivovitz

slive
slived
sliven
sliver
slivered
sliverer
sliverers
slivering
sliverlike
slivers
slivery
slives
sliving
slivovic
slivovices
slivovitz (current term)
slivovitzes
slo-mo
sloakan
sloam
sloams
sloan
sloans
sloat
sloats
slob
slob ice
slobber
slobber over
slobbered

Literary usage of Slivovitz

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Beverages, Past and Present: An Historical Sketch of Their Production by Edward Randolph Emerson (1908)
"Maize, our own Indian corn, is, as with us, also converted into an ardent beverage and next to the plum slivovitz it is the most popular, ..."

2. Beverages, Past and Present: An Historical Sketch of Their Production by Edward Randolph Emerson (1908)
"Maize, our own Indian corn, is, as with us, also converted into an ardent beverage and next to the plum slivovitz it is the most popular, ..."

3. Beverages, Past and Present: An Historical Sketch of Their Production by Edward Randolph Emerson (1908)
"Maize, our own Indian corn, is, as with us, also converted into an ardent beverage and next to the plum slivovitz it is the most popular, ..."

4. Beverages, Past and Present: An Historical Sketch of Their Production by Edward Randolph Emerson (1908)
"Maize, our own Indian corn, is, as with us, also converted into an ardent beverage and next to the plum slivovitz it is the most popular, ..."

5. With the Best Intention by Bruno Lessing, Hearst's International Library Co (1914)
""Except I say different it goes on der account," he said. Milken brought him a glass of third-rate slivovitz and then seated himself at ..."

6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In Austria slivovitz is distilled from the fermented juice of the prune-plum. In the East the liquor arrack is distilled from palm wine, with rice and ..."

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