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palinka

palinka noun: a traditional Hungarian fruit brandy.

Noun

palinka (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Hungarian fruit brandy.
    • An apricot palinka made with honey, apricot juice and lime — every bit as captivating as the new food in town.2009 March 13, John Hyland, “Hungarian Rhapsody”, in New York Times
    • Better yet, there were no cover charges, and we didn’t bother to order drinks in half the spots. So, despite having a Slovak beer and shots of both the traditional Hungarian fruit spirit palinka and the bittersweet digestif Unicum, the entire evening cost 2,000 forints, under $10.2014 January 30, Seth Kugel, “Wintertime Bargains in Budapest”, in The New York Times

Origin of palinka

From Hungarian pálinka.

Questions about palinka

What does palinka mean?
Palinka means a traditional Hungarian fruit brandy.
What part of speech is palinka?
Palinka is a noun.

Words near palinka in the dictionary

  1. palings
  2. Palinism
  3. Palinisms
  4. Palinista
  5. Palinistas
  6. palinka
  7. palinode
  8. palinodes
  9. palinodial
  10. palinodic
  11. palinodies

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