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walnut liqueur

walnut liqueur

7.8
A strong sweet drink from walnuts soaked in alcohol
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːlnət lɪˈkjʊr/
translation icon : licor de nuez
  • Her grandmother makes homemade walnut liqueur each autumn.

Examples

  • We tasted a delicious walnut liqueur after dinner.

  • I love the rich flavor of walnut liqueur.

  • The recipe calls for a splash of walnut liqueur to enhance the dessert's flavor.

  • She served walnut liqueur after dinner.

  • For dessert, we enjoyed a creamy chocolate cake paired with a glass of walnut liqueur to enhance the flavors.

  • After dinner, he offered me a shot of walnut liqueur, which had a rich, nutty taste that I found delightful.

  • She used walnut liqueur as a unique ingredient in her cocktail, adding depth and complexity to the drink.

Synonyms

liqueur
vswalnut liqueur
14 5.6

A strong sweet alcoholic drink often served after a meal

is a specific variety made by infusing nuts with sugar and spices in spirits

Surface Forms

walnut liqueur singular
walnut liqueurs plural

Morphology

walnut + liqueur

The meaning 'an alcoholic beverage made from or flavored with walnuts' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'walnut' (the edible seed) with 'liqueur' (a sweet alcoholic drink). This is a regular noun–noun composition indicating ingredient + product, a pattern common cross‑linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the phrase's meaning.

Etymology

Walnut liqueur comes from a simple home method: people steep young walnuts with sugar and spices in strong alcohol until the liquid turns dark and sweet. The word walnut names the nut and liqueur means a sweet, strong 'alcohol', so the name simply tells you it is a sweet 'alcohol' made from walnuts.