English Explanatory Dictionary

cognac

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒn.jæk/ /ˈkəʊn.jæk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cognac.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Cognac.wav

Word forms

cognac cognacs

Etymology

Borrowed from French cognac, from Cognac, a city in France, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the name Cominius + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum, from Proto-Celtic *-ākom.

Related words

Armagnac

Derived words

cognac glass cognac
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