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cognac
(kɒnjæk, US koʊn-) also Cognac
Word forms: plural cognacs
variable noun
Cognac is a type of brandy made in the south west of France.
...a bottle of Cognac.
...one of the world's finest cognacs.
A cognac is a glass of cognac.
Phillips ordered a cognac.
Cognac in British English
(ˈkɒnjæk, French kɔɲak)
noun
1.
a town in SW France: centre of the district famed for its brandy. Pop: 19 066 (2008)
2. (sometimes not capital)
a high-quality grape brandy
cognac in American English
(ˈkoʊnˌjæk; ˈkɔnˌjæk)
noun
1.
a French brandy distilled from wine in the area of Cognac, France
2. Loosely
any French brandy or any brandy
Word origin
Frcognac in Hospitality
(koʊnyæk)
Word forms: (regular plural) cognacs
noun (count) (noncount)
(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, alcoholic drinks)
Cognac is a type of brandy made in the southwest of France.
He served the customer with some vintage cognac.
He prefers cognac to any other brandy.
The bar is stocked with expensive cognacs and other brandies.
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British English: cognac NOUN
Cognac is a type of brandy made in the south west of France.
...a bottle of Cognac.
- American English: cognac
- Brazilian Portuguese: conhaque
- Chinese: 科尼亚克白兰地
- European Spanish: coñac
- French: cognac
- German: Kognak
- Italian: cognac
- Japanese: コニャック
- Korean: 코냑
- European Portuguese: conhaque
- Latin American Spanish: coñac
Chinese translation of 'cognac'
cognac
(ˈkɔnjæk)
n
- (c/u) (= liquid)
法国(國)白兰(蘭)地
(Fǎguó báilándì) - (c) (= glass of cognac)
一杯法国(國)白兰(蘭)地
(yī bēi Fǎguó báilándì)
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