These two nouns are very close in meaning.
You probably know that liquor is a kind of alcohol that includes, e.g., whiskey, gin, rum, and vodka. Well, liqueur is just another kind of liquor—which is very sweet, flavored by fruit, herbs, or other plants. It is often used in cooking or as an ingredient in cocktails. It is drunk in only small amounts because the flavor is so strong and sweet. In fact, many liqueurs taste like medicines, and some have even been believed to be useful as medicines.
Liqueur in a sentence
- She mixed a drink using vodka, soda, and a peach-flavored liqueur for sweetness.
- Latvian people drink a spicy liqueur called Balsams when they are sick with a cold.
- Some examples of popular liqueurs include Schnapps, Jaegermeister, and Amaretto.