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liqueur

[ li-kuror, especially British, -kyoor; French lee-kœr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of a class of alcoholic liquors, usually strong, sweet, and highly flavored, as Chartreuse or curaçao, generally served after dinner; cordial.

liqueur

/ lɪˈkjʊə; likœr /

1. any of several highly flavoured sweetened spirits such as kirsch or cointreau, intended to be drunk after a meal
2. ( as modifier )
  liqueur glass
a small hollow chocolate sweet containing liqueur

Origin of liqueur¹

From French, dating back to 1735–45; liquor

Origin of liqueur¹

C18: from French; see liquor

But to really act like a local, ask for a drink of yolixpa, a strong-flavored but sweet liqueur.

St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur Stir ingredients with ice in a mixing glass and pour over fresh ice in a rocks glass.

I also wanted to incorporate Licor 43, which is a Spanish liqueur that has an airy sweetness reminiscent of cotton candy.

In a shaker filled with ice, add the red pepper vodka, chocolate liqueur, Sriracha hot sauce, grenadine, and chocolate syrup.

He made a sweeping gesture, knocking over his liqueur glass; it fell with a crash on the parquet floor.

But what of the love, however expressed, in the lyrical invocation to the brown liqueur?

I, with grudging meekness and a prayer for another five minutes devoted to the deglutition of another liqueur brandy, acquiesced.

Barbara and Doria went into the drawing-room, where Jaffery and I, after a perfunctory liqueur brandy, soon joined them.

The members of the crew had hardly swallowed their thimbleful of some home-made liqueur, when the rumble of a carriage was heard.

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