"eau de vie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: eau de vies [plural], eaus de vie [plural], eaux de vie [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|eau-de-vie||water of life}} French eau-de-vie (“water of life”), {{der|en|ML.|aqua vītae}} Medieval Latin aqua vītae, {{m|en|akvavit}} akvavit, {{m|en|aquavit}} aquavit, {{m|en|aqua vitae}} aqua vitae, {{m|en|whisky}} whisky, {{m|en|whiskey}} whiskey, {{m|en|water of life}} water of life Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|eaus de vie|eaux de vie|nolinkhead=1}} eau de vie (countable and uncountable, plural eau de vies or eaus de vie or eaux de vie)
  1. Synonym of brandy. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: brandy [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-eau_de_vie-en-noun-0BtmSA-C
  2. Synonym of aqua vitae, similar distilled spirits. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: aqua vitae [synonym, synonym-of], similar distilled spirits [synonym, synonym-of], eau-de-vie
    Sense id: en-eau_de_vie-en-noun-T3S6iFeS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83

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