What (who) is genever - definition
FRENCH, DUTCH AND BELGIAN LIQUOR
Genever; Dutch gin; Holland gin; Korenwijn; Genievre; Junever; Jonge klare; Geneva gin
![Bottles of jenever for sale in [[Hasselt]], including two in traditional clay bottles](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hasseltse jenever.jpg?width=200 "Bottles of jenever for sale in [[Hasselt]], including two in traditional clay bottles")
genever
[d??'ni:v?]
¦ noun Dutch gin.
Origin
C18: from Du., from OFr. genevre, from an alt. of L. juniperus (gin being flavoured with juniper berries).
Jenever
Jenever (, ), also known as Hollands, genever, genièvre, peket, or sometimes as Dutch gin (archaic: Holland gin or Geneva gin), is the juniper-flavored traditional liquor in the Netherlands, Belgium and adjoining areas in northern France and northwestern Germany. As an EU and UK Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) the use of the term jenever/genever/genièvre can only be used if the product is made according to the specifications in Belgium, the Netherlands, two northern French departments and two German federal states.
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Jenever
Jenever (Dutch: [jəˈneːvər] (listen), English: ), also known as Hollands, genever, genièvre, peket, or sometimes as Dutch gin (archaic: Holland gin or Geneva gin), is the juniper-flavored traditional liquor in the Netherlands, Belgium and adjoining areas in northern France and northwestern Germany. As an EU and UK Protected Designation of Origin the use of the term jenever and its soundalikes can only be used if the product is made according to the specifications in Belgium, the Netherlands, two northern French departments and two German federal states. Gin was developed in Britain after introduction of jenever to the island.
