Meanings
brandy1
plural brandies
present singular third person brandies · participle present brandying · participle past brandied · past brandied
Brandy2
alternative Brandi
- A female given name from English derived from brandy, an alcoholic liquor. Mostly seen in American usage during the 1970s and 1980s.
Last month, Brandy Bottone of Plano, Texas, was pulled over by a Dallas sheriff’s deputy and given a ticket for driving alone in a high-occupancy vehicle lane.
2022 July 12, Luke Vander Ploeg, “Can You Drive Alone in the H.O.V. Lane if You’re Pregnant? A Post-Roe Quandary.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
Origin
- Dutchbrandewijn“burnt wine”
- Englishbrandy
Shortened form of brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn (“burnt wine”). Compare German Brantewein, Branntwein, Danish brændevin.
More words from Dutch
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بَرَانْدِي, بْرَانْدِي
- بَرَانْدِي (barandī)liquor
- بْرَانْدِي (brandī)liquor
- كُونْيَاك (kunyāk)liquor
- كُونْيَاك (kunyak)liquor
Bulgarian бре́нди, коня́к
- бре́нди (bréndi)variety of brandy
- коня́к (konják)liquor
- ракия (rakija)liquor
- бре́нди (bréndi)liquor
- чаша бре́нди (čaša bréndi)glass of brandy
Catalan brandi, conyac
- brandiliquor
- conyacliquor
Chinese Cantonese 拔蘭地 /拔兰地, 白蘭地 /白兰地
- 拔蘭地 /拔兰地liquor
- 白蘭地 /白兰地liquor
- 干邑 (gon¹ jap¹)liquor
Chinese Mandarin 白蘭地 /白兰地, 白蘭地 /白兰地
- 白蘭地 /白兰地 (báilándì)variety of brandy
- 白蘭地 /白兰地 (báilándì)liquor
Czech brandy
- brandyliquor
Danish brandy
- brandyliquor
Dutch brandewijn
- brandewijnliquor
Esperanto brando
- brandoliquor
Estonian brändi
- brändiliquor
Finnish brandy, viina
- brandyvariety of brandy
- viinavariety of brandy
- brandyliquor
- viinaliquor
- brandyglass of brandy
- viinaglass of brandy
- säilöä brandyynto preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy
- maustaa brandylläto preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy
- sekoittaa brandyä (johonkin)to preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy
French brandy, eau-de-vie
- brandyliquor
- eau-de-vieliquor
German Kognak, Brandy
- Kognakliquor
- Brandyliquor
- Weinbrandliquor
- Branntweinliquor
- Kurzerglass of brandy
Greek μπράντι, κονιάκ
- μπράντι (bránti)variety of brandy
- κονιάκ (koniák)liquor
- μπράντι (bránti)glass of brandy
Hawaiian palani
- palaniliquor
Hebrew קוֹנְיָאק, יַיִן שָׂרָף
- קוֹנְיָאק (qonyáq)liquor
- יַיִן שָׂרָף (yáyin saráf)liquor
- יי״ש (YaSH)liquor
Hindi ब्रांडी, बरांडी
- ब्रांडी (brāṇḍī)liquor
- बरांडी (barāṇḍī)liquor
Hungarian borpárlat
- borpárlatliquor
Italian brandy
- brandyliquor
Japanese ブランデー, コニャック
- ブランデー (burandē)liquor
- コニャック (konyakku)liquor
Korean 브랜디, 코냑
- 브랜디 (beuraendi)liquor
- 코냑 (konyak)liquor
Latvian brendijs
- brendijsliquor
Lithuanian brendis
- brendisliquor
Māori parani
- paraniliquor
Norwegian Bokmål brandy
- brandyliquor
Polish brandy, wypalanka
- brandyliquor
- wypalankaliquor
- winiakliquor
Portuguese brande, brandy
- brandeliquor
- brandyliquor
- conhaqueliquor
Romanian rachiu, vinars
- rachiuliquor
- vinarsliquor
Russian бре́нди, бре́нди
- бре́нди (brɛ́ndi)variety of brandy
- бре́нди (brɛ́ndi)liquor
- конья́к (konʹják)liquor
- бре́нди (brɛ́ndi)glass of brandy
Scottish Gaelic branndaidh
- branndaidhliquor
Spanish brandy, coñac
- brandyliquor
- coñacliquor
Swahili brandi
- brandiliquor
Swedish konjak, brandy
- konjakliquor
- brandyliquor
Tagalog brandi
- brandiliquor
Thai บรั่นดี
- บรั่นดี (bà-ràn-dii)liquor
Ukrainian бре́нді, конья́к
- бре́нді (bréndi)liquor
- конья́к (konʹják)liquor
Vietnamese rượu branđi, rượu nặng
- rượu branđiliquor
- rượu nặngto preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with brandy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
brandy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brandy
“brandy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brandy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brandy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brandy.
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