aguardiente

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US/ˌɑɡwɑɹˈdjɛnteɪ/US/-diˈɛn-/US/-ti/

noun

A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.

OriginSpanish aguardiente ← Latin ardentem ← Old Spanish agua →
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Meanings

nounaguardiente (countable and uncountable, plural aguardientes)

plural aguardientes

  1. countableuncountableA kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
  2. countableuncountableA strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ékʷeh₂
  2. Proto-Italic*akʷā
  3. Latinaqua
  4. Old Spanishagua
  5. Spanishagua
  6. Latinardentem
  7. Spanishardiente
  8. Spanishaguardiente
  9. Englishaguardiente

Borrowed from Spanish aguardiente.

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Cite this entry
APA

aguardiente. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aguardiente

MLA

“aguardiente.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aguardiente. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aguardiente,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aguardiente.

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