What does "liqueur" mean?

A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.

Liqueur

Common synonyms include: cordial, benedictine, category standard, chartreuse, cocktail ingredient, cointreau.

/lɪˈkjʊə/ noun, verb

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Noun

1
A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol. countable, uncountable
2
strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal wordnet

Verb

1
to flavor or treat (wine) with a liqueur
2
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."

"I sure wouldn't mind a sip of some fine almond liqueur right now."

Unadapted borrowing from French liqueur. Doublet of liquor.