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Sprit.

gasoline, petrol

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃpʁɪt/

  1. gasoline, petrol

    informal · masculine · no-plural · strong

  2. gasoline, petrol fuel (for motor vehicles)

    broadly · informal · masculine · no-plural · strong

  3. brandy, spirits

    colloquial · masculine · no-plural · slang · strong

  4. brandy, spirits booze, any alcoholic drink

    broadly · colloquial · masculine · no-plural · slang · strong
Where this word comes from

19th century, short for Spiritus, probably of dialectal origin, though some assume influence by French esprit. Ultimately from Latin spiritus (“spirit”). The original meaning is “brandy”, later extended to petrol, perhaps from the idea of a “potent liquid”. This sense is now predominant and also widely used in media parlance, such that contemporary speakers may actually think it the original one.

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