kir
kir · kirs
A cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wineA cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine.
US/kˈɪɹ/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French kir, named after Félix Kir, mayor of Dijon.Borrowed from French kir, named after Félix Kir, mayor of Dijon.
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Forms
plural: kirsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedkir royal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.