Slivovitz

Quick meaning: Slivovitz is a noun meaning (countable, uncountable) A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented plum juice.

Meaning

(countable, uncountable) A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented plum juice.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A serving of this alcoholic drink.

Example Sentences

"There is a flask of slivovitz (the plum brandy of the country) underneath the seat, if you should require it."

The spirit called Sirmischer Slivovitz is met with at Trieste. It is distilled from fermented plums, and is made in Sirmia near Belgrade. This kind of spirit is also in use at Vienna and Prague.

There is a great abundance of all the necessaries of life and even many of its luxuries, as game, fish, very good wine, tobacco, plum brandy (‘slivovitz’), an excellent spirit, and silk in considerable quantity.

We went in the hotel bar, sat down and proceeded to order some Slivovitz. When I first tasted it I thought that it was nice, but it tasted so much like apple cider that I said to myself, "This stuff ain't so bad," and, before long, I had ordered many of these bad drinks.

Word Forms

• slivovitzes
• slivovic
• slivovica
• slivovice
• slivowitz

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slivowitz, slivovica, slivovic, rakija, nalivka, zivania.

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