gin

Senso (Inglese)

Concetti

Frequenza

C1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/d͡ʒɪn/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Abbreviation of geneva, alteration of Dutch genever (“juniper”) from Old French genevre (modern French genièvre), from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”). Hence gin rummy (first attested 1941).

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