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blackthorn liqueur

blackthorn liqueur

9.5
A strong sweet alcoholic drink made from the blackthorn fruit called sloes
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : licor de espino negro
  • He offered us a glass of homemade blackthorn liqueur after dinner.

Examples

  • They toasted the holiday with a bottle of traditional blackthorn liqueur from the region.

  • Would you like some blackthorn liqueur with your dessert?

  • The recipe calls for ripe sloes to infuse the blackthorn liqueur with rich flavor.

  • I enjoy a glass of blackthorn liqueur after dinner.

  • They toasted the holiday with a bottle of traditional blackthorn liqueur from the region.

  • He offered us a glass of homemade blackthorn liqueur after dinner.

  • Would you like some blackthorn liqueur with your dessert?

Synonyms

sloe gin
vsblackthorn liqueur
1 8.2

A sweet red alcoholic drink made by soaking small dark fruits from the blackthorn bush in gin

is a broader category using any base spirit rather than only gin

Surface Forms

blackthorn liqueur singular
blackthorn liqueurs plural

Morphology

blackthorn + liqueur

The phrase is directly compositional: 'blackthorn' names the fruit/plant and 'liqueur' names a sweet alcoholic drink, so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a liqueur made from blackthorn (sloes). This noun–noun modifier pattern is straightforward and common across languages, making the meaning predictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Blackthorn liqueur comes from a simple picture: people pick the small dark berries of the blackthorn bush, called 'sloes', and soak them in alcohol with sugar to make a sweet, strong liqueur. That's why the name means a sweet alcoholic drink made from blackthorn fruit.