eau de vie

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

eau de vie
    n 1: strong coarse brandy

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Eau de vie \Eau` de vie"\ [F., water of life; eau (L. aqua)
   water + de of + vie (L. vita) life.]
   French name for brandy. Cf. Aqua vit[ae], under {Aqua}.
   --Bescherelle.
   [1913 Webster]