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cognac

/ˈkɒn.jæk/

cognac noun: a brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.

cognac: a brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France
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Noun

cognac (countable and uncountable, plural cognacs)

  1. A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.
    • Major manufacturers add a small proportion of caramel to color their cognacs.
    • Cognac, with the addition of a little paprika and the yolk of an egg, is considered an effective aphrodisiac aid.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 156
  2. A dark orangish brown color.
    • Overall, they added touches of color, shades of green, and a deep cognac color from my design2025, Jillian Dodd, That Girl
    • its cognac color a perfect match to the skirt2005 February, Working Mother, page 23

Proper noun capitalized: Cognac

Cognac

  1. A city and commune of Charente department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; famous for cognac brandy.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of cognac (brandy from Cognac).
    • I confess that since Madame X left me[…]Housekeeping Anarchy had reigned o’er my Putney domicile[…], so my porcelain throne has long been my de facto office seat. A decent Cognac sits under the ball-gowned lavatory-roll cover, and I leave the door open so I can hear the kitchen radio.2004, David Mitchell, “The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish”, in Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN, pages 152-153

cognac meaning in Marathi, Tagalog, Arabic and Malay

cognac in Marathi

type of brandy
कॉनयॅक kŏnyĕk

cognac in Tagalog

type of brandy
konyak, kunyak

cognac in Arabic

type of brandy
كُونْيَاك konyāk

cognac in Malay

type of brandy
cognac
More languagesFewer languages
cognac in Indonesian
konyak
cognac in Persian
کنیاک
cognac in Vietnamese
rượu cô-nhắc

Examples of cognac in a sentence

  • Regis, describes the complex aromas and layered palate of the cognac thus: “It’s kind of autumn flavors.
  • 'Twas tea time by then, and I fancied a drop Of champagne or cognac—or any slipslop.
  • I brewed coffee black as a dog, and made it growl and bark with cognac.

All 20 example sentences with cognac

Forms of cognac

pluralcognacs

Plural of cognac: cognacs

Origin of cognac

Borrowed from French cognac, from Cognac, a city in France, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the name Cominius + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum, from Proto-Celtic *-ākom.

From French Cognac, from Occitan Conhac, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the name Cominius, Cominia + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum (from Latin -ācea).

Words formed from cognac

Phrases with cognac

Questions about cognac

What does cognac mean?
Cognac means a brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.
What is cognac in Marathi?
Cognac in Marathi is कॉनयॅक (kŏnyĕk). See Cognac meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is cognac?
Cognac can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce cognac?
Cognac is pronounced /ˈkɒn.jæk/.
What is the plural of cognac?
The plural of cognac is cognacs.

Words near cognac in the dictionary

  1. coglycolide
  2. coglycolides
  3. cogn.
  4. cogn. acc.
  5. cogn. obj.
  6. cognac
  7. cognac glass
  8. cognac glasses
  9. cognacies
  10. cognacs
  11. cognacy

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