Noun

1. A flavored 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

• liquid
• liquidate

• liquidation
• liquidator

• liquidity
• liquidizer
• liquor

Noun

1. alcoholic liqueur
2. drinkable liquid
3. fizzy drink, pop
4. liquid

Usage notes

• The Quebec use of the term is frequently targeted as an anglicism (from ), even though the meaning ("non-alcoholic drink") is older and has little connection to either English terms.