liqueur

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /lɪˈkjʊə/, /lɪˈkjɔː/
• (GA) IPA: /lɪˈkɝ/

Noun

liqueur

1. 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

• liquid
• liquidate
• liquidation
• liquidator
• liquidity
• liquidizer
• liquor

Translations

• French: liqueur, ratafia
• German: Likör
• Italian: liquore
• Portuguese: licor
• Russian: ликёр
• Spanish: licor

Verb

liqueur (liqueurs, present participle liqueuring; past and past participle liqueured)

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.

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