slivovitz

[ sliv-uh-vits, -wits, shliv- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

slivovitz

/ ˈsliːvə-; ˈslɪvəvɪts /

1895–1900; < German Sliwowitz < Serbo-Croatian šljȉvovica, derivative of šljȉva plum

from Serbo-Croat šljivovica, from sljiva plum

"Nikola, serve rakija," said the Archimandrite, and Nikola filled two little glasses with slivovitz and put them before us.

What have they to work for beyond the necessary quantity of maize, slivovitz, and tobacco?

There is a flask of slivovitz (the plum brandy of the country) underneath the seat, if you should require it.

I daresay they kept off the rheumatism by extra potations of slivovitz.

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