liqueur
See also: liquor
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
liqueur (countable and uncountable, plural liqueurs)
- A flavoured alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol. Cordials are a type of liqueur manufactured using the infusion process as opposed to the essence and distillation processes.
Related terms
Terms etymologically related to liqueur
Translations
a flavored alcoholic beverage
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Further reading
Verb
liqueur (third-person singular simple present liqueurs, present participle liqueuring, simple past and past participle liqueured)
- to flavor or treat (wine) with a liqueur
- to top up bottles of sparkling wine with a sugar solution
- Every champagne has to be liqueured after its disgorgement, to replace the inevitable loss.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
liqueur f (plural liqueurs)
- alcoholic liqueur
- (literary) drinkable liquid
- (Canada) fizzy drink, pop
- (obsolete) liquid
- (Louisiana) liquor
Derived terms
Usage notes
- Liqueur and liquor are false friends: French liqueur never applies to alcoholic drinks in general.
- The Quebec use of the term is frequently targeted as an anglicism (from liquor), even though the meaning ("non-alcoholic drink") is older and has little connection to either English term.
External links
- “liqueur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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