Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eau de vie

/ˌoʊ.dəˈviː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: eau de vie
IPA: /ˌoʊ.dəˈviː/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of brandy.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of aqua vitae, similar distilled spirits, especially French ones.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French eau-de-vie (“water of life”), calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae. Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, whisky, whiskey, and water of life from the same source.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: eau-de-vie, aqua vītae

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌoʊ.dəˈviː/
British English: /ˌəʊ.dəˈviː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

eau de vies (plural) eaus de vie (plural) eaux de vie (plural) eau-de-vie (alternative)

Synonyms

brandy aqua vitae similar distilled spirits

Questions

How do you pronounce eau de vie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ.dəˈviː/.
What does eau de vie mean?: Synonym of brandy.
Where does eau de vie come from?: It is traced to French.

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