triple sec
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- noun
- /ˈtrɪpəl sɛk/
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triple sec
- The full ingredient list includes cranberry juice, lime juice, vodka, and triple sec, which is a citrus cordial made from orange peels.
- triple sec and tequila
- triple sec and lime juice
- triple sec and vodka
All right, which fruit flavor do the spirits triple SEC and Cointreau have?
- All right, which fruit flavor do the spirits triple SEC and Cointreau have?
Examples
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In a cocktail shaker, combine tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and pomegranate juice.
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Eric takes the triple sec from Peter and pours some in the blender.
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Peter finds triple sec in the refrigerator.
Fiction book (1993) -
Eric looks for triple sec in the cupboards.
Fiction book (1993) -
Eric takes the triple sec from Peter and pours some in the blender.
Fiction book (1993) -
Tequila, triple sec, fresh lemon juice and salt pressed 'round the rim of the glass.
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Pour vodka, rum, gin, tequila, triple SEC and sour mix over ice.
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He packs in crushed ice, then pours in the contents of various bottles: rum, vodka, triple sec, tequila, orange, and cranberry juice.
Fiction book (1996) -
They pour us in a shaker about an ounce to an ounce and a half of of triple SEC, about an ounce to oz and a quarter of lime juice.
Synonyms
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A French orange-flavored sweet alcoholic drink used in desserts and cocktails
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A sweet alcoholic drink flavored with orange, used in cocktails and desserts
A sweet alcoholic drink made from bitter orange peel used in cocktails
A sweet alcoholic drink flavored with orange peel from Curaçao
Surface Forms
Morphology
Although 'triple' means threefold and 'sec' is a French-derived term meaning 'dry', those pieces do not transparently indicate an orange‑flavoured liqueur; 'triple sec' is a conventionalized product name for a specific spirit. A B1 learner who knows the literal constituents would not reliably infer the meaning 'orange-flavored liqueur', so the expression is opaque.
Etymology
Triple sec may come from French: triple means three times and sec means 'dry'. One popular story says makers distilled the orange spirit three times and removed much sugar, so the clear, strong orange liqueur used in many cocktails became known as triple sec.