Kir

[keer]

noun

an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.

Origin of Kir

< French, after Canon Félix Kir (1876–1968), mayor of Dijon, who allegedly created the recipe

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Examples from the Web for kir

He marched out against Damascus and took it, and carried away the inhabitants to Kir, and slew Rezin.
The History of Antiquity, Vol. III (of VI)|Max Duncker
You will mourn for the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth, utterly stricken.
The World English Bible (WEB), The Old Testament, Complete|Various
Rezon was slain, Damascus given over to plunder and ruin, and its inhabitants transported to Kir.
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People|A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
The word Cyrnos itself has been derived from the Phœnician, Kir—horn, promontory.
Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2|Ferdinand Gregorovius

Kir Kaian lies to the west of Fardan, on the road to Tubaran.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich

British Dictionary definitions for kir

kir

noun

a drink made from dry white wine and cassis

Word Origin for kir

named after Canon F. Kir (1876–1968), mayor of Dijon, who is reputed to have invented it

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Word Origin and History for kir

kir

"white wine and crème de cassis," 1966 (popular in U.S. 1980s), from Canon Felix Kir (1876-1968), mayor of Dijon, who is said to have invented the recipe.