ouzo
See also: Ouzo
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Etymology edit
From Greek ούζο (oúzo), either from Turkish üzüm (“grape”) or from the Italian uso in Marsiglia (“for use in Marseille”) stamped on selected silkworm cocoons exported from Tyrnavos in the 19th century, standing for “superior quality”. Other: from the ancient Greek word ὄζω (ózō, “to smell”) - ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) because of the strong smell of the drink.
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ouzo (countable and uncountable, plural ouzos)
- (uncountable) An anise-flavoured aperitif, originating in Greece.
- 2018, Shiv Kotecha, The Switch, United States: Wonder, →ISBN, page 122:
- Jai went in and poured out two glasses of ouzo, throwing a splash of water. He stuck his finger into each and stirred; the liquor swirled and got foggy.
- (countable) A serving of this drink.
- 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:
- In Athens he looked up from his ouzo at what he called the ugliest people in the world.
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drink
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glass of ouzo
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ouzo c (plural ouzo's, diminutive ouzootje n)
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Greek ούζο (oúzo).
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ouzo m (plural ouzos)
Further reading edit
- “ouzo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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ouzo