Meanings
- uncountableA traditional Hungarian fruit brandy.
An apricot palinka made with honey, apricot juice and lime — every bit as captivating as the new food in town.
2009 March 13, John Hyland, “Hungarian Rhapsody”, in New York Times1 more example
Better yet, there were no cover charges, and we didn’t bother to order drinks in half the spots. So, despite having a Slovak beer and shots of both the traditional Hungarian fruit spirit palinka and the bittersweet digestif Unicum, the entire evening cost 2,000 forints, under $10.
2014 January 30, Seth Kugel, “Wintertime Bargains in Budapest”, in The New York Times
Origin
- Hungarianpálinka
- Englishpalinka
From Hungarian pálinka.
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