brandy

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

brandy [brandy brandies] BrE [ˈbrændi] NAmE [ˈbrændi] noun (pl. brandies)
1. uncountable, countable a strong alcoholic drink made from wine.
2. countable a glass of brandy

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from earlier brandwine, brandewine, from Dutch brandewijn, from branden ‘burn, distil’ wijn ‘wine’.

Example Bank:
•Do you drink brandy?
•He added a dash of brandy to his coffee.
•He sat cradling his brandy glass.
•I'll have some brandy, please.
•She poured herself a large measure of brandy.
•a stiff brandy and soda