jenever
English
noun
Definitions
- A Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish jenever (jenever, gin) derived from Latin juniperus (juniper).
Origin
Latin
juniperus
Gloss
juniper
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- juniperus Latin
- Jeneverstad Dutch, Flemish
- aalbessenjenever Dutch, Flemish
- bes Dutch, Flemish
- jenever Dutch, Flemish
- jeneverbes Dutch, Flemish
- jeneverfles Dutch, Flemish
- jeneverkruik Dutch, Flemish
- jeneverstad Dutch, Flemish
- jenevervriend Dutch, Flemish
- genievre Old French
- jenever Middle Dutch
- yaneyfri Sranan Tongo