: a usually sweetened alcoholic liquor (such as brandy) flavored with fruit, spices, nuts, herbs, or seeds
Examples of liqueur in a Sentence
a bottle of orange liqueur
Recent Examples on the Web
For dessert, fresh pineapple drizzled with orange liqueur (or honey) and sprinkled with shredded toasted coconut is smashing.
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Andrews McMeel Syndication, arkansasonline.com, 19 June 2024
Hers is six: dark chocolate, eggs, butter, sugar, coffee and liqueur.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
Cranberry liqueur became lavender and then rose, chai spice, and birch soon followed.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2024
The drink features 100% agave tequila, chili liqueur and a watermelon rind cordial.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
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Andrews McMeel Syndication, arkansasonline.com, 19 June 2024
Hers is six: dark chocolate, eggs, butter, sugar, coffee and liqueur.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
Cranberry liqueur became lavender and then rose, chai spice, and birch soon followed.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2024
The drink features 100% agave tequila, chili liqueur and a watermelon rind cordial.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for liqueur
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“Liqueur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liqueur. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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liqueur
noun
li·queur
li-ˈkər 
-ˈk(y)u̇(ə)r
-ˈk(y)u̇(ə)r
: a flavored and usually sweetened alcoholic beverage
Medical Definition
liqueur
noun
li·queur
li-ˈkər
-ˈk(y)u̇(ə)r
-ˈk(y)u̇(ə)r
: a usually sweetened alcoholic beverage variously flavored (as with fruit or aromatics)
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