Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brandywine

/ˈbɹændiwaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: brandy-wine
IPA: /ˈbɹændiwaɪn/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

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noun

An heirloom cultivar of tomato with large potato-leaved foliage and large pink fruit.

Example Sentences

"Socks dipt in Brandy-wine, and worn, are preventive."
"Running round the woodlump if you chance to find Little barrels, roped and tarred, all full of brandy-wine, Don't you shout to come and look, nor use 'em for your play. Put the brishwood back again—and they'll be gone next day!"

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch brandewijn. Doublet of brännvin.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: brandewijn

Usage

Inflected Forms

brandywines (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce brandywine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹændiwaɪn/.
What does brandywine mean?: Brandy.
Where does brandywine come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce brandywine

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