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Gin

2 stages from Dutch to English.

Today it means a clear, juniper-flavored distilled spirit
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Stage 1 of 2
genever
Dutch · medieval
"juniper; a juniper-flavored spirit"
meaning "juniper", the berry used to flavor the spirit
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Stage 2 of 2
gin
English · 1600s-1700s
"a juniper-flavored distilled spirit"
shortened from the Dutch term when English soldiers brought it home
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