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Brandy

//ˈbɹændi// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from English derived from brandy, an alcoholic liquor. Mostly seen in American usage during the 1970s and 1980s.

    "Last month, Brandy Bottone of Plano, Texas, was pulled over by a Dallas sheriff’s deputy and given a ticket for driving alone in a high-occupancy vehicle lane."

Noun
  1. 1
    An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice. uncountable
  2. 2
    distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice wordnet
  3. 3
    Any variety of such liquor. countable
  4. 4
    A serving of such liquor. countable
Verb
  1. 1
    To preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Shortened form of brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn (“burnt wine”). Compare German Brantewein, Branntwein, Danish brændevin.

Etymology 2

Shortened form of brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn (“burnt wine”). Compare German Brantewein, Branntwein, Danish brændevin.

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