different between tiqueur vs liqueur
tiqueur
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti?ku?/
Etymology
French tiqueur
Noun
tiqueur (plural tiqueurs)
- A person who experiences tics.
Translations
References
- “tiqueur” in Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.
tiqueur From the web:
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liqueur
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French liqueur. Doublet of liquor.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /l??kj??/, /l??kj??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /l??k?/, /l??k??/
Noun
liqueur (countable and uncountable, plural liqueurs)
- A flavoured alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol. Cordials are a type of liqueur manufactured using the infusion process as opposed to the essence and distillation processes.
Related terms
Translations
See also
- cordial
- ratafia
Further reading
- liqueur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
liqueur (third-person singular simple present liqueurs, present participle liqueuring, simple past and past participle liqueured)
- to 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.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin liquor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.kœ?/
Noun
liqueur f (plural liqueurs)
- alcoholic liqueur
- (literary) drinkable liquid
- (Canada) fizzy drink, pop
- (obsolete) liquid
- (Louisiana) liquor
Derived terms
- liqueur de dosage
- liqueur de tirage
Usage notes
- Liqueur and liquor are false friends: French liqueur never applies to alcoholic drinks in general.
- The Quebec use of the term is frequently targeted as an anglicism (from liquor), even though the meaning ("non-alcoholic drink") is older and has little connection to either English term.
Further reading
- “liqueur” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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