US /lɪˈkɝ/ UK /lɪˈkjʊə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a strong, sweet, often flavored alcoholic spirit

    They finished the meal with a coffee liqueur.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a strong, sweet, often... cordialspiritaperitifdigestif
Word family
Related forms liquorliquid

Etymology

Borrowed from French liqueur ('liquid, liquor'), from Latin liquor ('a liquid, fluidity'), from liquēre ('to be fluid').

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