spraakwater
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom spraak (“speech”) + water (“water”), referring to the tendency of alcohol to render drinkers talkative. Attested since the seventeenth century.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editspraakwater n (uncountable, diminutive spraakwatertje n)
- (humorous) Synonym of sterkedrank (“liquor”)