Definition of LIQUEUR

liqueur

Plural: liqueurs

Noun

  • strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
  • A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.
  • pl. -S a sweetened alcoholic beverage

Verb

  • to flavor or treat (wine) with a liqueur
  • to top up bottles of sparkling wine with a sugar solution

Examples

  • "Every champagne has to be liqueured after its disgorgement, to replace the inevitable loss."

Origin / Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French liqueur. Doublet of liquor.

Synonyms

cordial

Scrabble Score: 16

liqueur: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
liqueur: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
liqueur: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

liqueur is a valid Words With Friends word