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eau de vie

UK/ˌəʊ.dəˈviː/US/ˌoʊ.dəˈviː/

eau de vie noun: synonym of brandy.

eau de vie: synonym of brandy
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Noun

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

  1. Synonym of brandy.
    Synonyms:
    brandy
  2. Synonym of aqua vitae, similar distilled spirits, especially French ones.
    Synonyms:
    aqua vitae, similar distilled spirits

eau de vie meaning in Tamil

eau de vie in Tamil

இன்தேறல்

Synonyms of eau de vie

Forms of eau de vie

pluraleau de vies
pluraleaus de vie
pluraleaux de vie
alternative formeau-de-vie

Origin of eau de vie

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.

Questions about eau de vie

What does eau de vie mean?
Eau de vie means synonym of brandy.
What is eau de vie in Tamil?
Eau de vie in Tamil is இன்தேறல். See Eau de vie meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is eau de vie?
Eau de vie is a noun.
How do you pronounce eau de vie?
Eau de vie is pronounced /ˌəʊ.dəˈviː/ (UK).
What is the plural of eau de vie?
The plural of eau de vie is eau de vies.

Words near eau de vie in the dictionary

  1. eau de Nile
  2. eau de nils
  3. eau de parfum
  4. eau de toilette
  5. eau de toilettes
  6. eau de vie
  7. eau de vies
  8. eau forte
  9. eau-de-nil
  10. eau-de-vie
  11. Eaude

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Adapted from Wiktionary: eau de vie (page history and authors); eau de vie (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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