"eau de vie" meaning in English

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Noun

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 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]
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  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
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Alternative forms

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