Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

applejack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: ap-ple-jack
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From apple + jack, referring to the increase in alcohol concentration due to freeze distillation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

applejacks (plural)

Questions

What does applejack mean?: An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.
Where does applejack come from?: From apple + jack, referring to the increase in alcohol concentration due to freeze distillation.

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