spraakwater
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From spraak (“speech”) + water (“water”), referring to the tendency of alcohol to render drinkers talkative. Attested since the seventeenth century.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
spraakwater n (uncountable, diminutive spraakwatertje n)
- (humorous) Synonym of sterkedrank (“liquor”)