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リキュール (rikyuuru) Japanese meaning: liqueur | Kotomora
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I drank a little liqueur after the meal.
Usage patterns リキュールを 飲の む to drink liqueur
I like drinking liqueur after a meal.
〈 物もの 〉 のリキュール a liqueur flavored with something (e.g. fruit)
I made a cocktail with orange liqueur.
リキュールで 〈 物もの 〉 を 作つく る to make something (a cocktail, dessert) using liqueur
This cake gets its richness from liqueur.
Related words 蒸留酒 is the broad category of distilled spirits, while リキュール specifically means sweetened, flavored spirits.
梅酒 is a specific Japanese plum liqueur, whereas リキュール is the general loanword covering any sweet flavored spirit.
リキュール is a broad category of sweetened, flavored spirits, while シュナップス specifically denotes a strong, often clear fruit brandy of German origin.
Etymology Borrowed from French 'liqueur'.
