cordial
A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinkingA concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
» Tom was very cordial.
Meaning
7 senses(Australia, New Zealand, UK)A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
Sirup
сиро́пsiróp, ко́рдиалkórdial
сиро́пsyróp
(Australia, New Zealand, UK)An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
A pleasant-tasting medicine.
A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
Likör
нали́вкаnalívka, ликёрlikjór
A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
конфе́таkonféta
Anything that revives or comforts, a stimulant.
(Tasmania)Soda, fizzy drink
- strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
Examples
12 sentencesTom was very cordial.
We became cordial with one another.
A cordial greeting to your family.
We received a cordial welcome from them.
deSie hießen uns herzlich willkommen.
Tom is just as cordial as I am.
deTom ist genauso herzlich wie ich.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English cordial, from Old French cordial, from Medieval Latin cordiāInherited from Middle English cordial, from Old French cordial, from Medieval Latin cordiālis (“of the heart”), from cor (“heart”).
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Forms
plural: cordialsSynonyms
3 synonyms- strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal:liqueur