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schnapps

Pronunciation: /ʃnaps/
Definition of schnapps

noun

[mass noun]
  • a strong alcoholic drink resembling gin: he had drunk schnapps in Paris [count noun]:relax with a schnapps and a sandwich

Origin:

from German Schnaps, literally 'dram of liquor', from Low German and Dutch snaps 'mouthful'

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Spell schnapps with schn- at the beginning, then a double p: it is a German word.

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