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aguardiente

noun
aguar·​di·​en·​te | \ ˌä-ˌgwär-dē-ˈen-tē, -ˈdyen-(ˌ)tā\
variants: or less commonly aguardente \ ˌä-​ˌgwär-​ˈden-​tē , -​(ˌ)tā \ or aquardiente \ ˌä-​ˌkwär-​dē-​ˈen-​tē , -​ˈdyen-​(ˌ)tā \
plural -s

Definition of aguardiente

: any of several distilled alcoholic beverages: such as
a : a coarse brandy made in Spain and Portugal
b : a liquor that is usually made from sugarcane and is common in South America, Central America, and the southwestern U.S.

First Known Use of aguardiente

1752, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for aguardiente

Spanish aguardiente, from agua water + ardiente burning, from Latin ardent-, ardens, present participle of ardēre to burn

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