eau de vie

See also: eau-de-vie

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French eau-de-vie (“water of life”), calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae. Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, whisky, whiskey, and water of life from the same source.

Noun

eau de vie (countable and uncountable, plural eau de vies or eaus de vie or eaux de vie)

  1. Synonym of brandy.
  2. Synonym of aqua vitae, similar distilled spirits.
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