jenever
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editBorrowed from Dutch jenever (“jenever”), from Old French genevre, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”).
Noun
editjenever (countable and uncountable, plural jenevers)
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editFrom Middle Dutch jenever, genever, geniver, from Old French genevre, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
edit- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /jəˈneːvər/
Audio: (file) - (Belgium) IPA(key): /ʒəˈneːvər/
- Hyphenation: je‧ne‧ver
- Rhymes: -eːvər
Noun
editjenever m (plural jenevers, diminutive jenevertje n)
- jenever
- 1814, Elias Annes Borger, De vaderlander:
- Iö den dappren wever! / De vederbos knikt op zijn hoed; / Hij ademt wraak, heeft dorst naar bloed, / En lescht dien met jenever.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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