ouzo

See also: Ouzo

English

Etymology

From Greek ούζο (oúzo), either from Turkish üzüm (“grape”) or from the Italian uso in Marsiglia (“for use in Marseille”) stamped on selected silkworm cocoons exported from Tyrnavos in the 19th century, standing for “superior quality”. Other: from the ancient Greek word ὄζω (ózō, “to smell”) - ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) because of the strong smell of the drink.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈuːzəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈuzoʊ/
• Rhymes: -uːzəʊ

Noun

ouzo (countable and uncountable, plural ouzos)

1. (uncountable) An anise-flavoured aperitif, originating in Greece.
   • 2018, Shiv Kotecha, The Switch, United States: Wonder, →ISBN, page 122:

     Jai went in and poured out two glasses of ouzo, throwing a splash of water. He stuck his finger into each and stirred; the liquor swirled and got foggy.

2. (countable) A serving of this drink.
   • 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:

     In Athens he looked up from his ouzo at what he called the ugliest people in the world.

Derived terms

• ouzo effect

Translations

drink

• Belarusian: уза (uza)
• Bulgarian: узо (bg) n (uzo)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 烏佐酒／乌佐酒 (wūzuǒjiǔ)

• Dutch: ouzo (nl) m
• Esperanto: oŭzo
• Finnish: ouzo (fi)
• French: ouzo (fr) m
• Galician: ouzo (gl) m
• Georgian: უზო (uzo)
• German: Ouzo (de) m
• Greek: ούζο (el) n (oúzo)
• Hebrew: אוזו (he) m (úzo)
• Hungarian: úzó
• Japanese: ウーゾ (ūzo)
• Korean: 우조 (ujo)
• Macedonian: узо n (uzo)
• Mingrelian: უზო (uzo)
• Portuguese: uzo m, ouzo m
• Russian: у́зо (ru) n (úzo)
• Swedish: ouzo (sv) c
• Turkish: uzo (tr)
• Ukrainian: узо n (uzo)

glass of ouzo

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: ouzo (fi)
• German: Ouzo (de) m
• Greek: ούζο (el) n (oúzo)
• Macedonian: узо n (uzo)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: uzo (tr)

See also

• raki

Further reading

• ouzo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

From Greek ούζο (oúzo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ouzo c (plural ouzo's, diminutive ouzootje n)

1. ouzo

Finnish

Etymology

< Greek ούζο (oúzo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːzo/, [ˈuːzo̞]

Noun

ouzo

1. ouzo (anis-flavored liquor; serving of this liquor)

Declension

Inflection of ouzo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ouzo	ouzot
genitive		ouzon	ouzojen
partitive		ouzoa	ouzoja
illative		ouzoon	ouzoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ouzo	ouzot
accusative	nom.	ouzo	ouzot
	gen.	ouzon
genitive		ouzon	ouzojen
partitive		ouzoa	ouzoja
inessive		ouzossa	ouzoissa
elative		ouzosta	ouzoista
illative		ouzoon	ouzoihin
adessive		ouzolla	ouzoilla
ablative		ouzolta	ouzoilta
allative		ouzolle	ouzoille
essive		ouzona	ouzoina
translative		ouzoksi	ouzoiksi
abessive		ouzotta	ouzoitta
instructive		—	ouzoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ouzo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ouzoni ouzoni accusative nom. ouzoni ouzoni gen. ouzoni genitive ouzoni ouzojeni partitive ouzoani ouzojani inessive ouzossani ouzoissani elative ouzostani ouzoistani illative ouzooni ouzoihini adessive ouzollani ouzoillani ablative ouzoltani ouzoiltani allative ouzolleni ouzoilleni essive ouzonani ouzoinani translative ouzokseni ouzoikseni abessive ouzottani ouzoittani instructive — — comitative — ouzoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ouzosi ouzosi accusative nom. ouzosi ouzosi gen. ouzosi genitive ouzosi ouzojesi partitive ouzoasi ouzojasi inessive ouzossasi ouzoissasi elative ouzostasi ouzoistasi illative ouzoosi ouzoihisi adessive ouzollasi ouzoillasi ablative ouzoltasi ouzoiltasi allative ouzollesi ouzoillesi essive ouzonasi ouzoinasi translative ouzoksesi ouzoiksesi abessive ouzottasi ouzoittasi instructive — — comitative — ouzoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ouzomme ouzomme accusative nom. ouzomme ouzomme gen. ouzomme genitive ouzomme ouzojemme partitive ouzoamme ouzojamme inessive ouzossamme ouzoissamme elative ouzostamme ouzoistamme illative ouzoomme ouzoihimme adessive ouzollamme ouzoillamme ablative ouzoltamme ouzoiltamme allative ouzollemme ouzoillemme essive ouzonamme ouzoinamme translative ouzoksemme ouzoiksemme abessive ouzottamme ouzoittamme instructive — — comitative — ouzoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ouzonne ouzonne accusative nom. ouzonne ouzonne gen. ouzonne genitive ouzonne ouzojenne partitive ouzoanne ouzojanne inessive ouzossanne ouzoissanne elative ouzostanne ouzoistanne illative ouzoonne ouzoihinne adessive ouzollanne ouzoillanne ablative ouzoltanne ouzoiltanne allative ouzollenne ouzoillenne essive ouzonanne ouzoinanne translative ouzoksenne ouzoiksenne abessive ouzottanne ouzoittanne instructive — — comitative — ouzoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ouzonsa ouzonsa accusative nom. ouzonsa ouzonsa gen. ouzonsa genitive ouzonsa ouzojensa partitive ouzoaan ouzoansa ouzojaan ouzojansa inessive ouzossaan ouzossansa ouzoissaan ouzoissansa elative ouzostaan ouzostansa ouzoistaan ouzoistansa illative ouzoonsa ouzoihinsa adessive ouzollaan ouzollansa ouzoillaan ouzoillansa ablative ouzoltaan ouzoltansa ouzoiltaan ouzoiltansa allative ouzolleen ouzollensa ouzoilleen ouzoillensa essive ouzonaan ouzonansa ouzoinaan ouzoinansa translative ouzokseen ouzoksensa ouzoikseen ouzoiksensa abessive ouzottaan ouzottansa ouzoittaan ouzoittansa instructive — — comitative — ouzoineen ouzoinensa

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek ούζο (oúzo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.zo/

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Noun

ouzo m (plural ouzos)

1. ouzo

Further reading

• “ouzo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Verb

ouzo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ouvir