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Meaning of Cognac | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈkɒn.jæk

Definitions

A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.
countable, uncountable
A city and commune of Charente department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; famous for cognac brandy.

Equivalents

العربية الكونياك كُونْيَاك

Беларуская каньяк

Български коняк

Bosanski konak konjak vinjak коњак

Català conyac

Čeština koňak

Dansk cognac

Deutsch Kognak

Ελληνικά κονιάκ μπράντι

Esperanto konjako

Español coñac

Eesti konjak

Suomi konjakki konjamiini

Français cognac

עברית קוניאק

Hrvatski konak konjak vinjak коњак

Magyar konyak

Հայերեն կոնյակ

Bahasa Indonesia konyak

Íslenska koníak

Italiano cognac

日本語コニャックブランデー

ქართული კონიაკი

한국어 브랜디 코냐크 코냑

Kurdî konyak

Lietuvių konjakas

Македонски коњак

Nederlands cognac

Polski koniak

Português cognac conhaque

Română coniac

Русский коньяк

Српски konak konjak vinjak коњак

Svenska konjak

Тоҷикӣ коняк

Tagalog konyak

Türkçe konyak

Українська коньяк

Examples

“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.”

“We’d have a script meeting for the next day’s shooting that lasted until two in the morning, and he’d be up again at six for a breakfast meeting. I survived on cognac. I have no idea how he did it.”

“David Mason, Beverage and Bar Manager at St. Regis, describes the complex aromas and layered palate of the cognac thus: “It’s kind of autumn flavors. Really nutty, almondy – kind of fig, plum, dried fruits. But it finishes off really smoothly but with a little bit of tobacco leaf.””

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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Meaning of Cognac | Babel Free

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