Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jenever

/dʒəˈniːvəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: jen-ev-er
IPA: /dʒəˈniːvəɹ/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch jenever (“jenever”), from Old French genevre, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”).

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: jenever, genevre, ziniperus, iūniperus

Usage

Inflected Forms

jenevers (plural) genever (alternative)

Synonyms

Dutch gin

Questions

How do you pronounce jenever?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒəˈniːvəɹ/.
What does jenever mean?: A Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.
Where does jenever come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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