snifter

ˈsnɪftər

Definition

Definition of snifter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

alcohol

Rare

small amount of an alcoholic drink

Rare

She enjoyed a snifter of whiskey before bed.

nip

shot

glass

Rare

small pear-shaped glass for aromatic liquors

Rare

He poured the brandy into a snifter.

goblet

tumbler

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small amount of an alcoholic drink
small pear-shaped glass for aromatic liquors

Expressions with snifter

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have a snifter

drink a small glass of strong alcohol

Let's have a snifter before dinner.

brandy snifter

short-stemmed glass with a wide bowl

He poured the cognac into a brandy snifter.

Origin of snifter

Dutch, snuffelen (to sniff)

Examples of snifter in a sentence

A snifter of cognac was offered as a nightcap.
She admired the snifter's elegant design.
The bartender polished each snifter carefully.

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French:doigt, verre ballon, ...
German:Schlückchen, Nosing-Glas, ...
Italian:bicchierino, snifter, ...
Spanish:copita, vaso de brandy, ...
Portuguese:gole, copo de conhaque, ...
Chinese:小酌, 小型梨形玻璃杯, ...
Japanese:少量の酒, ブランデーグラス, ...
Arabic:جُرعَة صَغِيرَة, كأس سنيفتر, ...
Hebrew:לְגִימָה, כּוֹס בְּרַנְדִי, ...
Russian:рюмка, снифтер, ...
Ukrainian:ковток алкоголю, сніфтер, ...
Hindi:छोटा पेग, स्निफ्टर, ...
Bengali:সামান্য পানীয়, স্নিফটার, ...
Catalan:xarrup, copeta, ...
Czech:štamprle, koňakovka, ...
Danish:lille drink, snifterglas, ...
Dutch:klein slokje, tulpglas, ...
Greek:γουλιά, ποτήρι σνίφτερ, ...
Hungarian:kupica, konyakospohár, ...
Khmer:មួយកែវតូច, កែវប្រេនឌីរាងផ្លែព័រ, ...
Korean:작은 한 잔, 스니프터, ...
Persian:جرعه کوچک, لیوان, ...
Polish:mały kieliszek, snifter, ...
Portuguese (BR):gole, copo balão, ...
Romanian:mică înghițitură, snifter, ...
Swedish:liten drink, snifterglas, ...
Thai:จิบเล็กๆ, แก้วทรงลูกแพร์, ...
Turkish:küçük içki, kadeh, ...
Vietnamese:ngụm nhỏ, ly snifter, ...

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