Definition of "anisette" []

• A liqueur flavored with anise. (noun)

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• "It is National Anisette Day – anisette is anise liqueur and, while I’ve never had it, I’d probably like it, considering my obsession with black jelly beans."
• "The purchase brings Diageo local Turkish brands of vodka and gin, as well as Turkey's leading brand of raki, a national anisette spirit sometimes referred to as lion's milk."
• "In the mountains of Lebanon, where people still make their own wine and arak, kibbeh nayeh is washed down with a shot of the fiery anisette liqueur."