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schnapps (s̸hnäps, s̸hnaps)

noun pl. schnapps

  1. Hollands
  2. any strong alcoholic liquor

Etymology: Ger, a dram, nip < Du snaps, lit., a gulp, mouthful < snappen, to snap

Also sp. schnaps

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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