: 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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The Thing mixes mezcal, carrot juice, a corn liqueur, lemon juice and a Tajín rim.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
As far as drinks go, Gilda’s is offering Strawberry Smash G&T (Sipsmith strawberry gin, lemon, house tonic, strawberry liqueur and mint for $14), Fig Side Car (H by Hine cognac, dry curacoa, lemon and fig syrup for $12), Bianco Negroni for $10 and more.
—Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
Indeed, a splash can transform so many spirits, fortified wines, and liqueurs into the kind of two-ingredient cocktail uniquely suited to warm-weather drinking.
Scotch and tonic.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
Combine rum and liqueur in a mixing glass with ice and stir 15 to 20 seconds until chilled.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
As far as drinks go, Gilda’s is offering Strawberry Smash G&T (Sipsmith strawberry gin, lemon, house tonic, strawberry liqueur and mint for $14), Fig Side Car (H by Hine cognac, dry curacoa, lemon and fig syrup for $12), Bianco Negroni for $10 and more.
—Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
Indeed, a splash can transform so many spirits, fortified wines, and liqueurs into the kind of two-ingredient cocktail uniquely suited to warm-weather drinking.
Scotch and tonic.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
Combine rum and liqueur in a mixing glass with ice and stir 15 to 20 seconds until chilled.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 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 29 Jul. 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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