ouzo
pronunciation
How to pronounce ouzo in British English:
UK [ˈu:zəʊ]
How to pronounce ouzo in American English:
US [ˈuzoʊ]
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- Noun:
- anise-flavored Greek liquor
Word Origin
- ouzo (n.)
- liquor flavored with aniseed, 1898, from Modern Greek ouzo, of uncertain origin. One theory [OED] is that it derives from Italian uso Massalia, literally "for Marsailles," which was stamped on selected packages of silkworm cocoons being shipped from Thessaly, and came to be taken for "of superior quality."
Example
- 1. Greece needs reform as surely as ouzo gives you a headache .
- 2. In greece ouzo and olives have given way to debt and downgrades .
- 3. You 'll have to change at ouzo for beijing .