Definition of brandy Brandy

/bɹæˈndi/ - [brandee] - bran•dy

We found 12 definitions of brandy from 8 different sources.

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What does brandy mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: brandies

brandy - distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
  booze, hard drink, hard liquor, john barleycorn, spirits, strong drink, liquor the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked
  stinger a sharp stinging blow
  pink lady a cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and ice
  claret cup a punch made of claret and brandy with lemon juice and sugar and sometimes sherry or curacao and fresh fruit
  ratafee, ratafia macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur
  eau de vie strong coarse brandy
  applejack distilled from hard cider
  calvados dry apple brandy made in Normandy
  armagnac dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France
  cognac high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France
  grappa Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing
  kirsch from fermented juice of black morello cherries
  marc made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • brandy (n.)
    A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • brandy
    An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
  • brandy
    Alcoholic beverage that is produced by distillation as opposed to ethanol fermentation.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • brandy
    brand′i, n. an ardent spirit distilled from wine.—adj. Bran′died, heartened or strengthened with brandy.—n. Brand′y-pawnee′, brandy and water. [Formerly brandwine—Dut. brandewijnbranden, to burn, to distil, and wijn, wine; cf. Ger. branntwein.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • brandy
    Brandy is Latin for a goose; a memento to prevent the animal from rising in the stomach by a glass of the good creature.

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  • Brandy Norwood (born Brandy Rayana Norwood on February 11, 1979), professionally known as Brandy, is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. She became famous in 1994 with her first album "Brandy". "Brandy" was followed by "Never Say Never", "Full Moon" and "Afrodisiac", the live album "Divas Live 1999" (with Cher and Whitney Houston), a remix EP called "U Don't Know Me... Like U Used To" and a greatest hits CD named "The Best of Brandy". Her eighth album is expected to be released in October 2007.

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  • brandy, verb, present, 1st person singular of brandy (infinitive).
  • brandy, verb (infinitive).
  • brandy, noun, singular of brandies.

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