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liqueur.

A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɪˈkjɔː(ɹ)//lɪˈkjʊə(ɹ)//lɪˈkɝ/General-American/lɪˈk(j)ʊɹ/General-American

  1. A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French liqueur. Doublet of liquor.

verb/lɪˈkjɔː(ɹ)//lɪˈkjʊə(ɹ)//lɪˈkɝ/General-American/lɪˈk(j)ʊɹ/General-American

  1. to flavor or treat (wine) with a liqueur

  2. 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.
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French liqueur. Doublet of liquor.

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