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apricot liqueur

apricot liqueur

5.7
A sweet alcoholic drink made from apricots, often served after meals or mixed into cocktails
  • noun
  • /ˈeɪprɪkɒt lɪˈkjʊr/
translation icon : licor de albaricoque
  • After dinner, we enjoyed a glass of apricot liqueur as a sweet dessert drink.

Examples

  • She savored the rich flavors of apricot liqueur in her after-dinner drink.

  • A little apricot liqueur.

    Jakob the Liar (1999)

  • The bartender made me a refreshing cocktail with apricot liqueur and lemonade.

Synonyms

liqueur
vsapricot liqueur
14 5.6

A strong sweet alcoholic drink often served after a meal

is a fruit based version served as dessert or mixed into cocktails

Surface Forms

apricot liqueur singular
apricot liqueurs plural

Morphology

apricot + liqueur

The meaning is directly compositional: 'apricot' (the fruit) + 'liqueur' (a sweet alcoholic beverage) clearly yields a liqueur made from apricots. This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g. 'apricot liqueur' / 'liqueur d'abricot'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Apricot liqueur comes from how the drink is made: ripe apricot fruit is soaked in alcohol and sugar to make a sweet liqueur. So, the name means 'a sweet alcoholic drink made from apricots' that is often served after dinner or used in cocktails.