noun
liqueur
lih-KYOOR
noun
1
A sweet, often strong alcoholic drink, usually served after a meal or used in cocktails.
"They finished the dinner with a small glass of coffee liqueur."
How to Use Liqueur
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA sweet, flavored alcoholic drink, typically sipped after dinner.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with liquor, which refers more broadly to any strong distilled alcoholic drink.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
coffee liqueur
a shot of liqueur
Word Forms
liqueured past tense, liqueurs plural, liqueurs singular
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Etymology
Borrowed directly from French liqueur; a doublet of liquor, meaning they both trace back to the same Latin root but entered English at different times.
Rhymes for liqueur
fleur
voyeur
masseur
amateur
Pasteur
Lafleur
saboteur
monsieur
grandeur
chauffeur
connoisseur
provocateur
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