schnapps
or schnaps
[ shnahps, shnaps ]
/ ʃnɑps, ʃnæps /
noun
(in Europe) any strong, dry spirit, as slivovitz, aquavit, or kirsch.
a drink of schnapps.
Origin of schnapps
1810–20; < German, < Dutch or Low German
snaps literally, gulp, mouthful, derivative of
snappen to
snap
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH schnapps
schnapps snapsWords nearby schnapps
schmutz,
schmutzy,
schm‐,
schnabel,
schnapper,
schnapps,
schnauzer,
schnecken,
schneider,
schneider trophy,
schneiderman
Example sentences from the Web for schnapps
British Dictionary definitions for schnapps
schnapps
schnaps
/ (ʃnæps) /
noun
a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
(in Germany) any strong spirit
Word Origin for schnapps
C19: from German
Schnaps, from
schnappen to
snap