liqueur

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

noun

1. 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 /

noun

1. 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

2. a small hollow chocolate sweet containing liqueur

Word History and Origins

Origin of liqueur¹

From French, dating back to 1735–45; liquor

Word History and Origins

Origin of liqueur¹

C18: from French; see liquor

Example Sentences

In a cocktail shaker, combine the whiskey, liqueur, orgeat, lemon juice and simple syrup and shake without ice.

From Washington Post

In fact, you can make plenty of complex and sophisticated cocktails with chocolate, whether through liqueurs, bitters, or a simple infusion.

From Popular-Science

Use chocolate liqueurs or bitters to amp up your cocktailThere’s never been a better time to be in the market for chocolate liqueur.

From Popular-Science

These old standards can make great mixers, but nowadays there’s no shortage of new, high-quality chocolate liqueur on the market.

From Popular-Science

A ratio of half spirit, half liqueur worked well, resulting in a deep, rich chocolate drink, noticeable internal warmth and the right amount of contrasting flavor from the chosen liqueur.

From Washington Post

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• alcoholic beverage
• brandy