: a usually sweetened alcoholic liquor (such as brandy) flavored with fruit, spices, nuts, herbs, or seeds
Examples of liqueur in a Sentence
a bottle of orange liqueur
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Brush the cake with 1/3 of the liqueur syrup and spread with 1/3 of the pastry cream.
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Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Made in equal parts as creator Hugo Ensslin originally conceived it, the Green Chartreuse utterly dominates the experience, but back down the liqueur and boost the other two ingredients a touch, and the Tipperary is a bold but charming drink.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
By Caroline Eubanks June 18, 2024 The Best New Hotel Bars in the World
Including a snazzy and intimate drinking hole in New York's NoMad and corn liqueur cocktails in Mexico City.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
The restaurant is mixing Dorotea Gin with Mexican corn liqueur, Oaxacan chile pasilla liqueur, Strega Liqueur, tangelo and lime.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
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Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Made in equal parts as creator Hugo Ensslin originally conceived it, the Green Chartreuse utterly dominates the experience, but back down the liqueur and boost the other two ingredients a touch, and the Tipperary is a bold but charming drink.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
By Caroline Eubanks June 18, 2024 The Best New Hotel Bars in the World
Including a snazzy and intimate drinking hole in New York's NoMad and corn liqueur cocktails in Mexico City.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
The restaurant is mixing Dorotea Gin with Mexican corn liqueur, Oaxacan chile pasilla liqueur, Strega Liqueur, tangelo and lime.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Liqueur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liqueur. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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liqueur
noun
li·queur
li-ˈkər 
-ˈk(y)u̇(ə)r
-ˈk(y)u̇(ə)r
: a flavored and usually sweetened alcoholic beverage
Medical Definition
liqueur
noun
li·queur
li-ˈkər
-ˈk(y)u̇(ə)r
-ˈk(y)u̇(ə)r
: a usually sweetened alcoholic beverage variously flavored (as with fruit or aromatics)
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