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Italian
Etymology
From Latin liquōrem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈkwo.re/, /liˈkwɔ.re/
- Rhymes: -ore, -ɔre
- Hyphenation: li‧quó‧re, li‧quò‧re
Noun
liquore m (plural liquori)
- (literary) liquid
- Synonym: liquido
13th century, “Dell'Origano”, in Trattato dell'agricoltura [Treatise On Agriculture], translation of Opus ruralium commodorum libri XII by Pietro De' Crescenzi, published 1605, page 346:prendasi le sue foglie, co’ fiori, e si mettano in testo ben caldo, sanza alcun liquore, in un sacchetto- Take its leaves, and flowers, and put them in a well-heated pot, without any liquid, inside a small bag
1343, Giovanni Boccaccio, Amorosa visione [Loving Vision], published 1833, page 45:Ma le tue molte tirano il liquore ¶ Mescolato col limo, e tabefatte ¶ Corrompon l’altre, e muoion con dolore.- But many of yours lap up the liquid mixed with mud, and, tainted, they infect the others, and die painfully
c. 1477, Lorenzo de' Medici, Rime, collected in Opere, published 1913, page 67:Il fonte sol, che ’l santo liquor geme, ¶ spegne la sete nostra: o liquor santo, ¶ spegni la sete mia che troppo prieme.- Only the spring which leaks the holy liquid quenches our thirst: o holy liquid, quench my thirst, which is too pressing
1567, Ricettario fiorentino [Florentine Cookbook], page 58:La ragia è il liquore, che naturalmente diſtilla dal Pino, dalla picea, dall’abeto, e ſimili- Resin is the liquid that naturally emitted by pines, pitch pines, firs, and similar
1668, Francesco Redi, Esperienze intorno alla generazione degl’insetti [Experiences About the Generation of Insects], Florence, page 77:avea forse consumato tutto quel velenoso liquore che stagna nella cavità del pungiglione e non avea per ancora avuto tanto tempo da poterne rigenerare- Perhaps it had used up all that poisonous liquid stagnating in the sting's cavity, and hadn't yet had enough time to regenerate it
- liqueur
- (in the plural) spirits
1804, Cesare Beccaria, Elementi di economia pubblica [Elements of Public Economics], collected in Opere di Cesare Beccaria – volume secondo, Milan: Società tipografica dei classici italiani, published 1822, page 111:sonovi gli olii e liquori, ed altri generi che immediatamente si consumano- There are oils and spirits, and other products which are consumed immediately
- (medicine) tincture
Derived terms
Further reading
- liquore in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- liquore in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- liquore in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- liquore in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- liquore in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- liquore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
liquōre
- ablative singular of liquor
Middle English
Noun
liquore
- Alternative form of licour