Home › Words › C › calvadoscalvados/ˈkælvədɒs/calvados means A department of Normandy, France.calvados is pronounced /ˈkælvədɒs/.EtymologyFrom the department of Calvados.nameA department of Normandy, France.nounAn apple brandy made in Normandy, France.A glass of this spirit.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.armagnac 66% match — A brandy made in the region of Armagnac. vs calvados →cognac 66% match — A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France. vs calvados →brandy 61% match — An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice. vs calvados →nants 60% match — A type of brandy produced in the Nantes area of France; brandy, spirit. vs calvados →applejack 59% match — An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider. vs calvados →appled 59% match — Made from or flavored by apples. vs calvados →brandied 57% match — Strengthened or flavoured with brandy. vs calvados →normande 56% match — A dairy cow of a particular breed originating from Normandy, France. vs calvados →