Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dry colorless plum brandy.
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- noun A type of
rakija made of distilled, fermentedplum juice. It is sometimes referred to as plum brandy. - noun A
serving of this drink.
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- noun a colorless plum brandy popular in the Balkans
Etymologies
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Examples
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He prefers plum brandy, "slivovitz" - which happens to be the name of the first section of the two-part
Cleveland Scene 2009
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ROBERTS: Just as is -- a point of reference, a slivovitz is a very powerful alcoholic drink that's popular in the Balkans.
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A few shots of the liquor called slivovitz will make you either flushed or ashen-faced.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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A few shots of the liquor called slivovitz will make you either flushed or ashen-faced.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Katjka reappeared with a tray of two-litre beer steins and little flasks of tujica, better known as slivovitz, and flopped down between us with a gusty breath.
The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992
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The slivovitz was a great hit, tho Auntie Wanda insisted they all have a drink to celebrate Bec arrival.
Briar Rose Yolen, Jane 1991
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He turned, still imperious, to the table, placing in the center of its well a small glass beaker, which he filled from a flask until slivovitz reached a marked level circumference.
The DreydelMaker (exerpt) Daniel Passamaneck 2010
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"With totally static lips, he could make his puppet drunkenly drawl the words 'a big bottle of Polish slivovitz '- something many would struggle to say for themselves while sober."
The Daily Goodbye 2010
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Casey raised her eyebrows suggestively and lifted a bottle of slivovitz, a strong Czech liquor made from plums.
The Athena Project Brad Thor 2010
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It seems that Altenberg, who lived out his days in cheap hotels, awoke one morning feeling poorly--probably hung over from a combination of slivovitz and sleeping pills--and decided to spend the day in bed.
Archive 2009-05-01 Rus Bowden 2009
reesetee commented on the word slivovitz
A dry and slightly bitter plum brandy
February 25, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word slivovitz
“...most households distilled their own slivovitz, a brandy made from plums or other fruit. The drink contained a high concentration of copper since it was prepared and boiled in specially made copper vessels...�?
—Michael Howell and Peter Ford, The Ghost Disease, and Twelve Other Stories of Detective Work in the Medical Field, (New York: Penguin Books, 1985), 356
September 11, 2008