Meaning

Alternative form of slivovitz..

Example Sentences

Everyone from the town was down at the restaurant/everything else, sitting outside at tables and smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee or wine or pivo or slivovice, while the children ran around the docks jumping from boat to boat to boat playing tag.

You only have to walk Olomouc streets (or better—the byroads and back-alleys of the old city center), and you are within a German Expressionist set! The more pivo or slivovice you’ve had, the more forced your perspectives grow. Go to the Tourist Office and see the Hanacka Giant, Olomouc’s closest to the Golem!

Herbert looked forward to those evenings and welcomed the chance to speak English and give his thoughts on the old Blues Masters over a glass or two of slivovice, or the rum that Peter so enjoyed. […] The girl, having noted Peter’s staring, had come to stand by his table, bringing with her the slivovice from the bar. […] Smiling to himself, he closed his eyes and drained the slivovice from his glass, curling his lip as the harsh spirit burned its way down.

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When Should You Use Slivovice?

Use slivovice when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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