noun
liquor
LIK-ur/ˈlɪkər/
An alcoholic drink, especially a distilled spirit.
The amber liquor fills a bottle and tumbler beside the distillation equipment.
Etymology
Latin liquor could mean liquid generally or wine, and English liquor likewise once covered any liquid. Its meaning narrowed to alcoholic drinks, linking the modern distilled-drink sense to that older, broader category.
In context
Village distilleries work overtime producing a cool weather liquor which warms the heart but goes straight to the head.
More examples
- She keeps a bottle of liquor in the cabinet.
- The recipe calls for a small splash of liquor.
- The bar offers several locally distilled liquors.
Forms
liquor · liquors