vuurwater

Dutch

Etymology

Calque of English firewater. Equivalent to vuur (“fire”) +‎ water (“water”).

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: vuur‧wa‧ter

Noun

vuurwater n (plural vuurwaters, diminutive vuurwatertje n)

  1. firewater, strong alcoholic beverage
  • sterk water
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