cognac

cognac
noun /ˈkɒnjæk/
a brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France

Major manufacturers add a small proportion of caramel to colour their cognacs.


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  • Cognac — Cognac …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • cognac — [ kɔɲak ] n. m. • 1806; coignac 1754; eau de vie de Coignac 1719; de Cognac, ville de Charente 1 ♦ Eau de vie de vin réputée de la région de Cognac. Qualités des cognacs suivant la nature du sol qui a produit les raisins (fine champagne, petite… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • cognac — 1590s, Coniacke, wine produced in Cognac, the region in western France. The sense of brandy is 1755, shortened from 17c. cognac brandy, which was distilled from cognac wine. The place name is from M.L. Comniacum, from the personal name Cominius… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Cognac [1] — Cognac (spr. Conjack), 1) Arrondissement im französischen Departement Charente; 163/4 QM.; 54,000 Ew. in 4 Cantonen. Das ganze Arrondissement brennt Franzbranntwein (s. Cognac), es gibt in ihm 1500 Brennereien; 2) Hauptstadt darin, an der… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Cognac — Co gnac , n. [F.] A kind of French brandy, so called from the town of Cognac. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cognac [2] — Cognac (Franzbranntwein), ursprünglich bes. in Cognac fabricirtes Destillat aus Weintrauben,[244] eine der feinsten Branntweinsorten, deren aromatischer Geschmack von dem ätherischen Weinöl herrührt, welches an Essigäther gebunden in dem… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • cognac — COGNAC: Très funeste. Excellent dans plusieurs maladies. Un bon verre de cognac ne fait jamais de mal. Pris à jeun tue le ver de l estomac …   Dictionnaire des idées reçues

  • cognac — /ko ɲak/ o / kɔɲak/ s.m. [dal nome della cittadina di Cognac, nel dipartimento della Charente]. (enol.) [bevanda alcolica prodotta distillando vini bianchi della regione della Charente] ▶◀ (pop.) brandy. ‖ armagnac. ⇑ acquavite …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • cognac — |conháque| s. m. Ver conhaque. • Plural: cognac.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra francesa …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • cognac — /fr. kɔˈɲak/ o (evit.) co/gnac [dalla città francese di Cognac, dove lo si produce] s. m. inv. acquavite, brandy (ingl.), arzente (lett.) …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • cognac — ► NOUN ▪ a high quality brandy distilled in Cognac in western France …   English terms dictionary

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