liquor

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
  2. noun a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process
  3. noun the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked

Etymology

From Middle English licour, from Anglo-Norman licour, from Latin liquor (“fluidity, liquidness, a fluid, a liquid”), from liquere (“to be fluid or liquid”); see liquid. Doublet of liqueur.

In classic literature

Synonyms

spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink

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