aronia liqueur

9.9

A strong alcoholic drink made from aronia berries with a deep color and tart taste

noun

: licor de aronia

She brought a bottle of aronia liqueur back from her trip to Eastern Europe.

Examples

I enjoyed a glass of aronia liqueur last night.
The dessert was drizzled with a rich aronia liqueur to enhance its flavor.
Many artisan distilleries now produce aronia liqueur for local markets and tourists.
Have you ever tried aronia liqueur?
Many artisan distilleries now produce aronia liqueur for local markets and tourists.
She brought a bottle of aronia liqueur back from her trip to Eastern Europe.
The dessert was drizzled with a rich aronia liqueur to enhance its flavor.

Synonyms

aronia berry liqueur

vsaronia liqueur

9.9

A strong alcoholic drink made from aronia berries with a deep color and tart taste

is the same but uses a shorter name omitting the berry word

How Strong

overproof

7.8

aronia liqueur

9.9

liqueur

14 5.6

light beer

9 2.6

Surface Forms

aronia liqueur singular

aronia liqueurs plural

Morphology

aronia + liqueur

The phrase denotes a liqueur made from aronia berries, which is directly and compositionally derived from 'aronia' (the fruit) + 'liqueur' (a sweet alcoholic beverage). This is a common noun-noun naming pattern (e.g., 'cherry liqueur') found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Aronia liqueur comes from a simple practice: people soaked aronia berries in strong alcohol to keep their flavor and make a deep, sour-tasting drink called a liqueur. So, aronia liqueur now means 'a strong alcoholic drink made from aronia berries'.