Meaning & use
liqueur
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A strong, sweet alcoholic beverage, often flavored with fruit, herbs, spices, or cream, typically served after a meal.
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They finished dinner with a small glass of orange liqueur.
The recipe calls for a splash of coffee liqueur to deepen the chocolate flavor.
A note on using this word
Liqueur comes from the French word for liquid and is distinct from liquor, which refers to distilled spirits generally.
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