jenever

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch jenever (“jenever”), from Dutch jeneverbes (“juniper berry”), from Latin iūniperus, jūniperus (“juniper”).

Noun

jenever (countable and uncountable, plural jenevers)

  1. A Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.

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Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch jenever, genever, geniver, from Old French genievre (compare French genièvre), via Vulgar Latin from Latin iūniperus, jūniperus (“juniper”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: je‧ne‧ver
  • Rhymes: -eːvər

Noun

jenever m (plural jenevers, diminutive jenevertje n)

  1. jenever
    • 1814, Elias Annes Borger, "De vaderlander".
      Iö den dappren wever! / De vederbos knikt op zijn hoed; / Hij ademt wraak, heeft dorst naar bloed, / En lescht dien met jenever.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Caribbean Javanese: jenèwer
  • → English: jenever
  • → Indonesian: jenever
  • → Papiamentu: yanefer, yènefer, zjenever
  • → Sranan Tongo: yaneyfri
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