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schnapps

noun

  1. several types of flavored distilled alcoholic beverages
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʃnɑps/ / /ʃnæps/

name

  1. plural of Schnapp

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree German Schnapsbor. English schnapps Borrowed from German Schnaps.

  1. A type of distilled alcoholic beverage (liquor), often with a herbal or fruit flavoring, typically drunk neat as an apéritif or digestif.

    apple schnapps; peach schnapps

  2. A serving of this beverage.

    “What happened?” “You drank about a bottle of vodka and ten peppermint schnapps is what happened. Come on, up.”