eau de vie

Thân thiện

A bartender pours a glass of eau de vie for a customer.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A strong, coarse brandy: "Eau de vie" refers to a clear, colorless fruit brandy that is produced by fermentation and double distillation. The name is French, literally meaning "water of life."

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • After dinner, they served a glass of eau de vie made from pears.
  • The region is famous for its traditional production of eau de vie.

Advanced Usage

• As a culinary term: Eau de vie is often used in fine dining and gourmet cooking, sometimes to flavor desserts or sauces.
  • The chef flambéed the dessert with a splash of pear eau de vie.

Variants and Related Words

• Brandy (n): A general term for a spirit distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice, often aged in wood, which gives it color. Eau de vie is a specific type of unaged brandy.
• Schnapps (n): A German or Scandinavian spirit similar to eau de vie, often flavored.
• Marc (n): A French pomace brandy, which is a related spirit made from the leftover skins, seeds, and stems of grapes after winemaking.

Synonyms

• Fruit brandy: A direct descriptive synonym.
• Distilled spirit: A broader category that includes eau de vie.

Related Phrases

• Eau-de-vie de poire: Specifically, pear brandy.
• Eau-de-vie de framboise: Specifically, raspberry brandy.

Related Idioms

• (This term is primarily a specific noun for a type of beverage and is not typically used in idiomatic expressions.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. strong coarse brandy