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cranberry liqueur

cranberry liqueur

5.8
A sweet alcoholic drink made with cranberries
  • noun
  • /ˈkrænˌbɛri lɪˈkjʊr/
translation icon : licor de arándano
  • She served homemade cranberry liqueur as an aperitif at the holiday party.

Examples

  • The recipe calls for a splash of cranberry liqueur to add tartness and color.

  • Have you tried cranberry liqueur in cocktails?

  • Bottles of cranberry liqueur lined the shelves, ready to be gifted to friends.

  • I enjoy a glass of cranberry liqueur with dinner.

  • She served homemade cranberry liqueur as an aperitif at the holiday party.

  • The recipe calls for a splash of cranberry liqueur to add tartness and color.

  • Have you tried cranberry liqueur in cocktails?

How Alcoholic

cranberry liqueur
5.8
cordial
  • US
2 6.3

Surface Forms

cranberry liqueur singular
cranberry liqueurs plural

Morphology

cranberry + liqueur

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'cranberry' (a tart berry) + 'liqueur' (a sweet alcoholic beverage), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will infer it refers to an alcoholic drink flavored with or made from cranberries. This simple noun–noun composition follows standard English compounding and is cross-linguistically common, making the sense immediately comprehensible without prior exposure.

Etymology

Cranberry liqueur is a simple, literal name: people soak cranberries in alcohol with sugar to make what becomes liqueur, a 'sweet, fruity drink'. So, cranberry liqueur means an 'alcoholic beverage' flavored with cranberries.