licor

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [liˈkur]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [liˈkor]

Noun

licor m (plural licors)

1. liquor

Derived terms

• licorera
• licorós

Further reading

• “licor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Middle English

Noun

licor

1. (Essex) alternative form of licour

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin liquōrem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈkoʁ/ [liˈkoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈkoʁ/ [liˈkoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /liˈkoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /liˈkoʁ/ [liˈkoχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /liˈkoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈkoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈkoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈko.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: li‧cor

Noun

licor m (plural licores)

1. liqueur
2. liquor (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation)

Derived terms

• licoreira
• licoreiro
• licorista

Related terms

• líquido

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Likoer

Further reading

• “licor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “licor” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “licor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷéh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *(w)likʷēō

Latin liqueō

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ōs

Proto-Italic *-ōs

Latin -or

Latin liquorlbor.

Old Spanish licor

Spanish licor

Inherited from Old Spanish licor, a learned borrowing from Latin liquor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈkoɾ/ [liˈkoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: li‧cor

Noun

licor m (plural licores)

1. liqueur

Derived terms

• licor de cacao
• licor de café
• licorcito
• licoroso

Further reading

• “licor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Noun

licór (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜓᜇ᜔)

1. obsolete spelling of likor