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Definition of genever in English: genever(also geneva) noun dʒɪˈniːvəjəˈnēvər mass nounDutch gin. 荷兰杜松子酒 visit a bar to sample the famous Dutch genever as modifier a genever aperitif Example sentencesExamples - The restaurant cooks all its dishes in genever - a tasty gin-based Belgian liqueur - and offers fruit-flavoured shots of the stuff at any time throughout the meal.
- Unlike most gin, young, genever is lighter and drier.
- British soldiers campaigning in the Low Countries in the 16th century were so impressed by the effects of a nip of genever as to coin the expression ‘Dutch courage’.
- While I sample a Heineken, an old genever or two and a portion of marinated herring, she is busy ransacking the airport shops for free samples.
OriginEarly 18th century: from Dutch, from Old French genevre, from an alteration of Latin juniperus (gin being flavoured with juniper berries). The variant spelling is due to association with Geneva. Definition of genever in US English: genever(also geneva) nounjəˈnēvər Dutch gin. 荷兰杜松子酒 visit a bar to sample the famous Dutch genever as modifier a genever aperitif Example sentencesExamples - The restaurant cooks all its dishes in genever - a tasty gin-based Belgian liqueur - and offers fruit-flavoured shots of the stuff at any time throughout the meal.
- British soldiers campaigning in the Low Countries in the 16th century were so impressed by the effects of a nip of genever as to coin the expression ‘Dutch courage’.
- While I sample a Heineken, an old genever or two and a portion of marinated herring, she is busy ransacking the airport shops for free samples.
- Unlike most gin, young, genever is lighter and drier.
OriginEarly 18th century: from Dutch, from Old French genevre, from an alteration of Latin juniperus (gin being flavored with juniper berries). The variant spelling is due to association with Geneva. |