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slivovitz

[ sliv-uh-vits, -wits, shliv- ]

noun

  1. a dry, usually colorless, slightly bitter plum brandy from E Europe.


slivovitz

/ ˈsliËvÉ™-; ˈslɪvÉ™vɪts /

noun

  1. a plum brandy from E Europe
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slivovitz1

1895–1900; < German Sliwowitz < Serbo-Croatian Å¡±ôÂáȉ±¹´Ç±¹¾±³¦²¹, derivative of Å¡±ôÂáȉ±¹²¹ plum
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slivovitz1

from Serbo-Croat Å¡±ôÂá¾±±¹´Ç±¹¾±³¦²¹, from sljiva plum
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He admitted to owning one successful business: a slivovitz distillery on his farm in Laktashi.

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Take another step and distill the wines, and you have an entirely different set of distinctive preserved fruits in the form of brandy, eau de vie, slivovitz and so on.

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That includes slivovitz, the plum brandy common to Eastern Europe.

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Most fruit-based infusions, such as Cherry Bounce, slivovitz and limoncello, need sugar or honey to effectively bring out the fruit’s flavor.

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A fine example of this is the drunk routine performed in Act II of “Whipped Cream,†in which men representing vodka and slivovitz fight over a woman representing Chartreuse.

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