jenever

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jenever

/dʒəˈniːvəɹ/

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

noun jenevers · genever

countable, uncountable A Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.
Similar: Dutch gin

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noun spirit

Français	genièvre
Deutsch	Genever
Русский	женевер ženever

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@misc{jenever_2026,
  title = {jenever},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jenever},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}