liquor
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See also liqueur
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- liquour (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English, from licor, from Anglo-Norman licur, from Latin liquor (“fluidity, liquidness, a fluid, a liquid”), from liquere (“to be fluid or liquid”)[1]; see liquid.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈlɪ.kə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"lI.k@(r\)/
- (US) IPA: /ˈlɪ.kɚ/, SAMPA: /"lI.k@`/
- Homophone: licker (in non-rhotic accents)
[edit] Noun
liquor (countable and uncountable; plural liquors)
- (obsolete) A liquid.
- (obsolete) A drinkable liquid.
- A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
- (chiefly US) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.
[edit] Synonyms
- (strong alcoholic drink): spirits (British and Australasian English)
- (liquid obtained by cooking food): stock, pot liquor (American English), broth, bouillon
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from liquor (noun)
[edit] Related terms
Terms etymologically related to liquor
[edit] Translations
strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
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[edit] Verb
liquor (third-person singular simple present liquors, present participle liquoring, simple past and past participle liquored)
- (intransitive) To drink liquor, usually to excess.
- (transitive) To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
[edit] References
- liquor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- liquor in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Latin
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
From liqueō (“I am liquid, fluid”)
[edit] Noun
liquor (genitive liquōris); m, third declension
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | liquor | liquōrēs |
| genitive | liquōris | liquōrum |
| dative | liquōrī | liquōribus |
| accusative | liquōrem | liquōrēs |
| ablative | liquōre | liquōribus |
| vocative | liquor | liquōrēs |
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Related terms
[edit] Etymology 2
Inflected form of liquō (“melt; filter”).
[edit] Verb
liquor
- first-person singular present passive indicative of liquō
