CALVADOS

Calvados

(noun) dry apple brandy made in Normandy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the department of Calvados

Noun

calvados (countable and uncountable, plural calvadoses)

(uncountable) An apple brandy made in Normandy, France.

(countable) A glass of this spirit.

Proper noun

Calvados

A department in Normandy, France.

Source: Wiktionary



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