sweet cherry liqueur
- noun
- /swit ˈʧɛri lɪˈkjʊr/
:
licor de cereza dulce
- The bartender added a splash of sweet cherry liqueur to enhance the flavor of the cocktail.
Examples
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She drizzled sweet cherry liqueur over the dessert for a fruity twist.
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I enjoy a glass of sweet cherry liqueur after dinner.
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A bottle of sweet cherry liqueur makes a perfect gift for those who enjoy creative drinks.
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Have you ever tried sweet cherry liqueur in your cocktails?
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A bottle of sweet cherry liqueur is often used to create delicious cocktails.
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For dessert, she poured sweet cherry liqueur on top of the vanilla ice cream.
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I like to mix sweet cherry liqueur with lemonade for a refreshing drink.
Synonyms
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5.6
A strong sweet alcoholic drink often served after a meal
A clear sweet alcoholic drink made from small bitter cherries used in cocktails and desserts
How Sweet
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9.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a sweet alcoholic beverage flavored with cherries' is directly and transparently composable from 'sweet' (tasting of sugar), 'cherry' (fruit flavor), and 'liqueur' (a sweet alcoholic drink). This straightforward adjective+noun+noun modification follows regular English composition patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Sweet cherry liqueur comes from how the drink is made: ripe cherry fruit is soaked in alcohol and sugar to make a syrup, so the result is a sweet liqueur. So the name literally means 'a sweet alcoholic drink flavored with cherries' and explains why it is used in cocktails and on desserts.