noun, masculine/ɛs.pʁi.d(ə).vɛ̃/
spirits of wine
Inherited from Middle French esprit de vin, itself a calque of Latin spiritus vini. By surface analysis, esprit (“spirit”) + de (“of”) + vin (“wine”).
/ɛs.pʁi.d(ə).vɛ̃/
spirits of wine
Inherited from Middle French esprit de vin, itself a calque of Latin spiritus vini. By surface analysis, esprit (“spirit”) + de (“of”) + vin (“wine”).