Cointreau

//ˈkwæntɹəʊ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A single serving of this liqueur.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Cointreau (“serving of Cointreau liqueur”). alt-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur produced in France.

Etymology

Named after the Cointreau brothers, who set up a distillery in 1849 in Angers.

Related phrases

triple sec

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