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aguardiente definition

aguar·diente (ä′gwär dyen)

noun

any of various common alcoholic liquors of Spain, Latin America, etc.

Etymology: Sp, lit., fiery water < agua (< L aqua, water) + ardiente, burning (< L ardens: see ardent)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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