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li·queur

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–noun

any of a class of alcoholic liquors, usually strong, sweet, and highly flavored, as Chartreuse or curaçao, generally served after dinner; cordial.

[Origin: 1735–45; < F; see liquor

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li·queur Audio Help (lĭ-kûr', -kyŏŏr') Pronunciation Key
n. Any of various strongly flavored alcoholic beverages typically served in small quantities after dinner.

[French, from Old French licour, a liquid; see liquor.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
liqueur

"sweetened, flavored alcoholic liquor," 1729, from Fr., from O.Fr. licour "liquid." See liquor, which is the same word but borrowed earlier.

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liqueur
noun
strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
liqueur [liˈkjuə, (American) -ˈkə:r] noun

a strong, very sweet alcoholic drink

Arabic:	ليكير: شَراب كُحولي حُلو المَذاق
Chinese (Simplified):	甜露酒
Chinese (Traditional):	甜露酒
Czech:	likér
Danish:	likør
Dutch:	likeur
Estonian:	liköör
Finnish:	likööri
French:	liqueur
German:	der Likör
Greek:	λικέρ
Hungarian:	likőr
Icelandic:	líkjör
Indonesian:	minuman keras
Italian:	liquore

Japanese:	リキュール酒
Korean:	리큐르
Latvian:	liķieris
Lithuanian:	likeris
Norwegian:	likør
Polish:	likier
Portuguese (Brazil):	licor
Portuguese (Portugal):	licor
Romanian:	lichior
Russian:	ликёр
Slovak:	likér
Slovenian:	liker
Spanish:	licor
Swedish:	likör
Turkish:	likör

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: li·queur
Pronunciation: li-'k&r, -'k(y)u(&)r
Function: noun
: a usually sweetened alcoholic beverage variously flavored (as with fruit or aromatics)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Liqueur

Li`queur"\ (l[-e]`k[~e]r"), n. [F. See Liquor.] An aromatic alcoholic cordial.

Note: Some liqueurs are prepared by infusing certain woods, fruits, or flowers, in either water or alcohol, and adding sugar, etc. Others are distilled from aromatic or flavoring agents.

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