Meaning of liquor in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈlɪkər/

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1. Noun

   liquor

   Etymology

   Middle English (denoting liquid or something to drink): from Old French lic(o)ur, from Latin liquor; related to liquare‘liquefy’, liquere‘be fluid’

   Definitions

   1. distilled rather than fermented
2. 2. a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process

   Examples

   • « waste liquors »
3. 3. the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked