: 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 new Ume & Sakura cocktail, inspired by the sakura cherry trees gifted from Japan in 1912, combines Ume Japanese whisky, cherry blossom liqueur, Marugoto Shibori and Sakura Bitters.
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Taryn White, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
This drink has a very herbal flavor from the basil and the Pimm's liqueur.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Another place worth checking out includes the Trophy Room, a retro cocktail bar that takes patrons back to the days of speakeasies with drinks like Ol’ Gunpowder, a mix of spiced rum, pear, and Licor 43 liqueur, or the Grin & Bear with rye whiskey, sherry, and apricot liqueur.
—Cindy Barks, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Generally, any drinks that include citrus, cream liqueurs or milk and those that need to be chilled, like a basic martini, call for use in a shaker.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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Taryn White, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
This drink has a very herbal flavor from the basil and the Pimm's liqueur.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Another place worth checking out includes the Trophy Room, a retro cocktail bar that takes patrons back to the days of speakeasies with drinks like Ol’ Gunpowder, a mix of spiced rum, pear, and Licor 43 liqueur, or the Grin & Bear with rye whiskey, sherry, and apricot liqueur.
—Cindy Barks, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Generally, any drinks that include citrus, cream liqueurs or milk and those that need to be chilled, like a basic martini, call for use in a shaker.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 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 15 Mar. 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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