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jenever

/dʒəˈniːvəɹ/

jenever noun: a Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.

Noun

jenever (countable and uncountable, plural jenevers)

  1. A Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.
    Synonyms:
    Dutch gin

jenever meaning in Malay

jenever in Malay

spirit
jenewer

Synonyms of jenever

Forms of jenever

pluraljenevers
alternative formgenever

Origin of jenever

Borrowed from Dutch jenever (“jenever”), from Old French genevre, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”).

Questions about jenever

What does jenever mean?
Jenever means a Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.
What is jenever in Malay?
Jenever in Malay is jenewer. See Jenever meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is jenever?
Jenever is a noun.
How do you pronounce jenever?
Jenever is pronounced /dʒəˈniːvəɹ/.
What is the plural of jenever?
The plural of jenever is jenevers.

Words near jenever in the dictionary

  1. jendays
  2. Jendouba
  3. Jenefer
  4. Jeneroux
  5. Jenessa
  6. jenever
  7. jenevers
  8. Jeng
  9. Jenga
  10. jengkol
  11. Jenglish

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