quince liqueur
- noun
- /kwɪns lɪˈkjʊr/
:
licor de membrillo
- At the end of the meal, she offered her guests a glass of quince liqueur as a digestif.
Examples
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He bought a bottle of local quince liqueur during his trip to Eastern Europe.
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I enjoy sipping quince liqueur after dinner.
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Some traditional recipes call for a splash of quince liqueur to enhance fruity desserts.
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Have you ever tried quince liqueur?
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At the end of the meal, she offered her guests a glass of quince liqueur as a digestif.
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He bought a bottle of local quince liqueur during his trip to Eastern Europe.
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I enjoy sipping quince liqueur after dinner.
How Alcoholic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a strong alcoholic liqueur made from the fruit of the quince' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'quince' (the fruit) with 'liqueur' (a sweet alcoholic beverage). This fruit+liqueur noun compound follows a common compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Quince liqueur comes from a simple kitchen practice of steeping ripe quince fruit in strong alcohol with sugar so the drink takes on the fruit's sweet, golden flavour. Imagine jars of quince slowly giving their taste to the liquid — that's why the name means 'a strong alcoholic liqueur made from the fruit of the quince'.