different between distill vs schnapps

English

Alternative forms

• distil (Commonwealth)

Etymology

From Middle English distillen, from Old French distiller, from Latin dist?ll?re.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d??st??]
• Rhymes: -?l
• Hyphenation: dis?till

Verb

distill (third-person singular simple present distills, present participle distilling, simple past and past participle distilled)

1. (transitive) To subject a substance to distillation.
2. (intransitive) To undergo or be produced by distillation.
3. (transitive) To make by means of distillation, especially whisky.
4. (transitive) To exude in small drops.

5. (transitive) To impart in small quantities.
6. (transitive) To extract the essence of; concentrate; purify.
   • 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 5:

     But flowers distill'd though they with winter meet,

     Leese but their show; their substance still lives sweet.
7. (intransitive) To trickle down or fall in small drops; ooze out.
   • The Euphrates [...]distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia.

8. (intransitive, figuratively) To be manifested gently or gradually.
9. (intransitive) To drip or be wet with.

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Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schnaps.

Alternative forms

• schnaps

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?ps/, /?næps/

• Rhymes: -æps

Noun

schnapps (usually uncountable, plural schnappses)

1. (uncountable) A type of distilled alcoholic beverage, often with a herbal or fruit flavoring, typically drunk neat as apéritif or digestif.
2. (countable) A serving of this beverage.

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Portuguese

Noun

schnapps m (plural schnapps)

1. Alternative spelling of schnaps