ginebra

/xiˈnebɾa/ · B2 · noun · f

gin

🍸 Ginebra = Geneva, and gin's old English name was also geneva

Gin comes from Dutch genever, meaning juniper. People mixed it up with the city of Geneva, which is Ginebra in Spanish, so the drink and the city share one word. English shortened geneva to gin.

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