slivovitz

slivovitz
/sliv"euh vits, -wits, shliv"-/, n.
a dry, usually colorless, slightly bitter plum brandy from E Europe. Also, slivovic, slivowitz /sliv"euh vits/.
[1895-1900; < G Sliwowitz < Serbo-Croatian šljìvovica, deriv. of šljìva plum]

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