Meaning

noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

noun a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process

noun the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked

originFrom Middle English licour, from Anglo-Norman licour, from Latin liquor (“fluidity, liquidness, a fluid, a liquid”), from liquere (“to be fluid or liquid”); see liquid. Doublet of liqueur.

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