Slivovic

//ˈslɪvəvɪtʃ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of slivovitz. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "[W]hen I reach the bridge and begin to run across it, I will pray that the sniper who killed old man Samir yesterday and little Lejla the day before, is looking the other way, or moving position as the snipers do, or warming his fingers round a mug of hot coffee, or glancing up and downing a slivovic."

Example

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"[W]hen I reach the bridge and begin to run across it, I will pray that the sniper who killed old man Samir yesterday and little Lejla the day before, is looking the other way, or moving position as the snipers do, or warming his fingers round a mug of hot coffee, or glancing up and downing a slivovic."

Etymology

See slivovitz.

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