aguardente

Portuguese

Etymology

From água (“water”) +‎ ardente (“fiery”). Cognate with Galician augardente, Spanish aguardiente and Catalan aiguardent.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌa.ɡwaʁˈdẽ.t͡ʃi/ [ˌa.ɡwaɦˈdẽ.t͡ʃi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌa.ɡwaɾˈdẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌa.ɡwaʁˈdẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌa.ɡwaɻˈdẽ.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌa.ɡwaɾˈdẽ.tɨ/ [ˌa.ɣwaɾˈðẽ.tɨ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧guar‧den‧te

Noun

aguardente f (plural aguardentes)

  1. spirit (distilled alcoholic drink)

Derived terms

  • aguardente bagaceira
  • aguardente de cana
  • aguardente vínica

Further reading

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