Standard Lemma guide

Calvados

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈkælvədɒs/
  • UK: /ˈkælvədəʊs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈkɑlvədoʊs/

1

name

Meaning 1

A department of Normandy, France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

An apple brandy made in Normandy, France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A glass of this spirit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

dry apple brandy made in Normandy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: brandy

History

Etymology

From the department of Calvados.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: Calvadós — department of France, in the Normandy region
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡爾瓦多斯 /卡尔瓦多斯 (Kǎ'ěrwǎduōsī) — department of France, in the Normandy region
  • Finnish: Calvados — department of France, in the Normandy region
  • French: Calvados — department of France, in the Normandy region
  • Japanese: カルヴァドス (Karuvuadosu) — department of France, in the Normandy region
  • Macedonian: Калвадос (Kalvados) — department of France, in the Normandy region
  • Marathi: काल्व्हादोस (kālvhādos) — department of France, in the Normandy region
  • Occitan: Calvadòs — department of France, in the Normandy region
  • Portuguese: Calvados — department of France, in the Normandy region
  • Spanish: Calvados — department of France, in the Normandy region
  • Chinese Cantonese: 卡爾瓦多斯 /卡尔瓦多斯 (kaa1 ji5 ngaa5 do1 si1) — apple brandy from Normandy
  • Chinese Cantonese: 卡爾瓦多斯蘋果白蘭地 /卡尔瓦多斯苹果白兰地 (kaa1 ji5 ngaa5 do1 si1 ping4 gwo2 baak6 laan4 dei2) — apple brandy from Normandy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡爾瓦多斯 /卡尔瓦多斯 (kǎ'ěrwǎduōsī) — apple brandy from Normandy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡爾瓦多斯蘋果白蘭地 /卡尔瓦多斯苹果白兰地 (kǎ'ěrwǎduōsī píngguǒ báilándì) — apple brandy from Normandy
  • Dutch: calvados — apple brandy from Normandy
  • Finnish: calvados — apple brandy from Normandy
  • French: calvados — apple brandy from Normandy
  • German: Calvados — apple brandy from Normandy
  • Japanese: カルヴァドス (karuvadosu) — apple brandy from Normandy
  • Korean: 칼바도스 (kalbadoseu) — apple brandy from Normandy
  • Lithuanian: kalvadòsas — apple brandy from Normandy
  • Norman: ieau-d'vie d'cidre — apple brandy from Normandy
  • Polish: calvados — apple brandy from Normandy
  • Russian: кальвадо́с (kalʹvadós) — apple brandy from Normandy
  • Dutch: calvados — glass of calvados
  • Finnish: calvados — glass of calvados
  • French: calvados — glass of calvados
  • Polish: calvados — glass of calvados