Meaning of anisette in English:
anisette
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noun
mass nounA liqueur flavoured with aniseed.
‘A number of licorice - flavored liqueurs such as anisette, pastis and ouzo are made with anise seed.’- ‘Both have a clean, bright and transparent colour with an intense, delicate and pure anisette aroma and concentrated anisette taste.’
- ‘This deliciously deep fried pastry has dates, orange and lemon extract, anisette, chopped nuts, orange rind, and lemon rind.’
- ‘A mixture of mushroom, snow peas, pumpkins, carrots, turnips and then I put it with honey, anisette, salt, pepper and put it in the oven.’
- ‘Rakl, a drink similar to anisette, is often consumed as an alternative to wine.’
- ‘You can sip an anisette in the Caffè Meletti, a beautifully restored fin-de-siècle restaurant, with your view of the square unobstructed by sweating tourists.’
Origin
Mid 19th century from French, diminutive of anis ‘anise’.
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