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calvados

/ˈkælvədɒs/US/ˈkɑlvədoʊs/

calvados noun: an apple brandy made in Normandy, France.

Noun

calvados (countable and uncountable, plural calvadoses)

  1. (uncountable) An apple brandy made in Normandy, France.
  2. (countable) A glass of this spirit.

Proper noun capitalized: Calvados

Calvados

  1. A department of Normandy, France.

Forms of calvados

pluralcalvadoses

Origin of calvados

From the department of Calvados.

Questions about calvados

What does calvados mean?
Calvados means an apple brandy made in Normandy, France.
What part of speech is calvados?
Calvados can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce calvados?
Calvados is pronounced /ˈkælvədɒs/ (UK).
What is the plural of calvados?
The plural of calvados is calvadoses.

Words near calvados in the dictionary

  1. calutron
  2. calutrons
  3. Caluyanon
  4. calva
  5. calvacrol
  6. calvados
  7. calvadoses
  8. calvae
  9. calvalry
  10. Calvano
  11. Calvanos

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