schnapps — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A type of distilled alcoholic beverage (liquor), often with a herbal or fruit flavoring, typically drunk neat as an apéritif or digestif.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Examples

   apple schnapps; peach schnapps

2. A serving of this beverage.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • usually

   Examples

   “What happened?” “You drank about a bottle of vodka and ten peppermint schnapps is what happened. Come on, up.”

Noun

1. any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes

   Synonyms

   schnaps

   Broader terms

   liquorspiritsboozehard drinkhard liquorJohn Barleycornstrong drink