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DictionarycognacFrench brandy
noun

cognac

KOHN-yak/ˈkəʊnjæk/

Brandy produced in the Cognac region of France.

Amber cognac sits in a rounded tasting glass beside a cork-stoppered bottle.

A simple still life of amber cognac in a rounded tasting glass beside an unlabelled cork-stoppered bottle, emphasizing the refined brandy rather than a drinking occasion.
Etymology
cognLatina personal name
+acGallo-Romanplace-name suffix

Cominius’s name, with a place-name suffix, underlies Cognac. The place’s name first labeled its wine, then the brandy distilled from wine produced there.

In context

Downshiftology4:24
some cognac, or even Triple Sec.
SANGRIA RECIPE | easy authentic red sangria

More examples

  • She adds a splash of cognac to the sauce.
  • They serve cognac after dinner.
  • The shop carries several cognacs from different producers.

Forms

cognac · cognacs

Similar words

brandy
A broader category of spirits distilled from wine or fermented fruit.
Armagnac
French brandy from Gascony rather than the Cognac region.