jenever

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/dʒəˈniːvəɹ/

noun

A Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.

Similar
Dutch gin
OriginDutch jenever ← Old French genevre ← Vulgar Latin ziniperus →
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Meanings

nounjenever (countable and uncountable, plural jenevers)

plural jenevers · alternative genever

  1. countableuncountableA Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.

    Synonyms: Dutch gin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.

Similar
Dutch gin
Also see
dutch gin

Origin

  1. Latiniūniperus“juniper”
  2. Vulgar Latinziniperus
  3. Old Frenchgenevre
  4. Dutchjenever“jenever”
  5. Englishjenever

Borrowed from Dutch jenever (“jenever”), from Old French genevre, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”).

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Translations

Bulgarian йене́вер
  • йене́вер (jenéver)spirit
Dutch jenever
  • jeneverspirit
Finnish genever
  • geneverspirit
French genièvre
  • genièvrespirit
German Genever
  • Geneverspirit
Malay jenewer
  • jenewerspirit
Polish jenever
  • jeneverspirit
Russian женевер
  • женевер (ženever)spirit
Swedish genever
  • geneverspirit
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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