: 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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In the last 20 years, several dozen distilleries have popped up throughout the state, making vodka, rum, liqueurs, gins, and of course whiskeys.
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Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Tart, bright, and fresh, this is essentially a gin sour with a plush kiss of blackberry liqueur, made extra refreshing by crushed ice.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 May 2025
The childlike joy of lapping up ice cream rolled in peanuts and cilantro during a scorching Taipei summer is channeled into a bracing milk punch named Run Bing With Nai Nai, blending smoky-sweet rhubarb liqueur with oolong tea and Mexican peanut candies.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 May 2025
The sparkling wine and liqueur additions came later, and spritz culture really took off after the debut of bitter aperitifs like Aperol, Campari, and Select in the 1900s.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025
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Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Tart, bright, and fresh, this is essentially a gin sour with a plush kiss of blackberry liqueur, made extra refreshing by crushed ice.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 May 2025
The childlike joy of lapping up ice cream rolled in peanuts and cilantro during a scorching Taipei summer is channeled into a bracing milk punch named Run Bing With Nai Nai, blending smoky-sweet rhubarb liqueur with oolong tea and Mexican peanut candies.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 May 2025
The sparkling wine and liqueur additions came later, and spritz culture really took off after the debut of bitter aperitifs like Aperol, Campari, and Select in the 1900s.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for liqueur
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“Liqueur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liqueur. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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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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