Meaning
2 sensesTo flavor or treat (wine) with a liqueur
To top up bottles of sparkling wine with a sugar solution
Every champagne has to be liqueured after its disgorgement, to replace the inevitable loss.
Examples
11 sentencesHave you ever drunk hazelnut liqueur?
I'm going to stop drinking strong liqueurs.
He won't say no to a little liqueur.
ruОн не откажется от рюмочки ликёра.
deZu einem Gläschen Likör wird er nicht nein sagen.
He won't say no to a glass of liqueur.
deZu einem Gläschen Likör wird er nicht nein sagen.
I prefer vodka myself, though I don't mind the occasional liqueur.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French liqueur. Doublet of liquor.Unadapted borrowing from French liqueur. Doublet of liquor.
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Forms
liqueurs, liqueuring, liqueured, liqueuredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle