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Armagnac

American  
[ahr-muhn-yak, ar-mah-nyak] / ˌɑr mənˈyæk, ar mɑˈnyak /

noun

  1. a dry brandy distilled in the district of Armagnac in SW France.


Armagnac British  
/ ˈɑːmənˌjæk /

noun

  1. a dry brown brandy distilled in the French district of Gers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Armagnac

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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As a symbolic sweetener for his insistence, the French president’s gift offerings to Xi included an Armagnac from France’s southwest, one of the liqueurs at risk of the damaging Chinese sanctions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024

He recommends Armagnac or apple brandy, but if that's not something you typically keep around, I suggest rum rather than buying a bottle of something you won't otherwise enjoy.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2022

He is the kind of writer you want to sit down with over a fine Armagnac and say, “Tell me your best stories about France.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

Oak barrels of Armagnac are seen in a cellar at the Chateau de Laubade in Sorbets, Southwestern France, August 24, 2012.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2022

The odds are ten, twenty, a thousand to one that Armagnac has got it.

From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

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