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Winnie vs Brandy - What's the difference?

winnie | brandy |

As proper nouns the difference between winnie and brandy

is that winnie is a diminutive of the male given name winston while brandy is derived from brandy, an alcoholic liquor mostly seen in american usage during the 1970s and 1980s.

winnie

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of the male given name Winston.
  • A diminutive of the female given names Winifred and Winona.

    • Quotations

    * 1880 Alfred Tennyson: Minnie and Winnie : *: Minnie and Winnie *: Slept in a shell. *: Sleep, little ladies! *: And they slept well.

    See also

    * Winnie the Pooh English diminutives of female given names English diminutives of male given names ----

    brandy

    English

    (wikipedia brandy)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
  • (countable) Any variety of brandy.
  • (countable) A glass of brandy.

    • Derived terms

    * apple brandy * apricot brandy * brandy Alexander * brandy and soda * brandy-ball * brandy-bottle * brandy butter * brandy-cherry * brandy-cowe * brandy paper * brandy-pawnee * brandy-peach * brandy-smash * brandy snap * brandy-wine * cherry brandy * cider brandy * corn-brandy * cut brandy * peach brandy * plum brandy * pomace brandy

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy.

    • See also

    * cognac ----