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noyau

noyau

9.9
A sweet alcoholic drink flavored with apricot or cherry pits
  • noun
  • /nɔɪˈoʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : licor de hueso
  • After dinner, she offered her guests a small glass of noyau.

Examples

  • He enjoyed the subtle almond flavor of noyau in his drink.

  • The bartender recommended noyau as a unique ingredient for the dessert cocktail.

  • I love the taste of noyau in desserts.

  • Have you ever tried noyau with ice cream?

  • After dinner, she offered her guests a small glass of noyau, a liqueur that has a rich flavor from fruit pits.

  • The bartender recommended noyau as a unique ingredient to enhance the flavor of his specialty dessert cocktail.

  • Have you ever tried adding noyau to cake batter for an extra hint of almond flavor?

Synonyms

maraschino
vsnoyau
1 9.5

A sweet clear alcoholic drink made from fermented cherry juice

uses flavor from pits rather than distilling fermented fruit juice
apricot liqueur
vsnoyau
5.7

A sweet alcoholic drink made from apricots, often served after meals or mixed into cocktails

uses the fruit pits for flavor rather than the flesh
sweet cherry liqueur
vsnoyau
7.0

A sweet alcoholic drink made with cherries, often used in cocktails or desserts

prefers flavor from pits rather than fruit flesh

Surface Forms

noyau singular
noyaux plural

Etymology

Noyau also names a sweet liqueur because it is made from the oils of fruit pits. The drink takes its name from the fruit 'kernel', so remembering the 'pit' gives an easy link to the flavourful liqueur.