schnapps

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schnapps^¹

/ʃnɑps/ US
/ʃnæps/ US

Rhymes with -æps

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Borrowed from German Schnaps.

noun schnappses · schnapps · schnaps · snaps

uncountable, usually A type of distilled alcoholic beverage (liquor), often with a herbal or fruit flavoring, typically drunk neat as an apéritif or digestif. apple schnapps; peach schnapps
countable, usually A serving of this beverage. “What happened?” “You drank about a bottle of vodka and ten peppermint schnapps is what happened. Come on, up.”

Schnapps^²

proper noun

plural plural of Schnapp

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noun type of distilled alcoholic beverage (liquor)

Español	schnapps
한국어	슈납스 syunapseu
日本語	シュナップス shunappusu
Português	schnaps, schnapps
Français	schnaps, eau-de-vie
Deutsch	Schnaps
Italiano	acquavite, grappa, schnapps
Русский	шнапс šnaps
Tiếng Việt	rượu sơnap
العربية	شَنَبْص šanabṣ

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@misc{schnapps_2026,
  title = {schnapps},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/schnapps},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}