Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A cordial prepared by macerating in alcohol lemon-peel and different spices with a large proportion of the kernels of peaches, apricots, or similar fruits.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A cordial made of the kernels of apricots, nectarines, etc., with refined spirit.

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  • noun A cordial made of the kernels of apricots, nectarines, etc., with refined spirit.

Etymologies

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French. See peach.

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  • This, like perry, sounds really tasty.

    "A cordial made of the kernels of apricots, nectarines, etc., with refined spirit."

    March 22, 2008

  • Ooh, I spent two summers of my youth bottling this, which is known in Berlin as "Persiko". Fundamentally it's peach schnapps, with the name coming from the German word for peach: Pfirsich.

    March 22, 2008

  • Hot damn! Then it is really tasty. I love peach schnapps.

    March 22, 2008