gooseberry liqueur
- noun
- /ˈɡuːzbəri lɪˈkjʊr/
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licor de grosella
- After dinner, she offered her guests a glass of gooseberry liqueur to complement the dessert.
Examples
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The homemade gooseberry liqueur had a distinctive tartness that everyone enjoyed.
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They used fresh berries from the garden to create a unique gooseberry liqueur for the holidays.
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I enjoyed a glass of gooseberry liqueur after dinner.
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Have you ever tried gooseberry liqueur?
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After dinner, she offered her guests a glass of gooseberry liqueur to complement the dessert.
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The homemade gooseberry liqueur had a distinctive tartness that everyone enjoyed.
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They used fresh berries from the garden to create a unique gooseberry liqueur for the holidays.
Synonyms
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A strong sweet alcoholic drink often served after a meal
How Alcoholic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'gooseberry' (a tart fruit) with 'liqueur' (a sweet alcoholic drink): it denotes a liqueur made from or flavored with gooseberries. This noun–noun compositional pattern (fruit + liqueur) is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Gooseberry liqueur comes from the simple idea of soaking tart gooseberry fruit in strong liqueur, so the berry flavour and sweetness move into the alcohol to make a sweet drink. Imagine jars of berries left to soak until the liquid tastes like the fruit — that's why the term means 'a strong, sweet alcoholic drink made from gooseberries'.