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liqueur

French, noun/li.kœʁ/

liqueur is spelled L-I-Q-U-E-U-R (7 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written French, the 20,952nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Liqueur is a French feminine noun meaning “alcoholic liqueur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Substance fluide et liquide”.

What does liqueur mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininealcoholic liqueur

  2. 2

    femininedrinkable liquid

  3. 3

    Canadafemininefizzy drink, pop

  4. 4

    feminineobsoleteliquid

  5. 5

    feminineliquor

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Substance fluide et liquide. 2. Boisson résultant d’un alcoolat de plantes ou de fruits, généralement sucrée. 3. Boisson gazeuse non alcoolisée.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of liqueur

  • liqueurs plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce liqueur?

  • /li.kœʁ/
  • \li.kœʁ\
  • [li.kœʁ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to liqueur

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is liqueur in French?

liqueur appears 1.9 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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