Cognac en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From French Cognac, from Occitan Conhac, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the name Cominius, Cominia + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum (from Latin -ācea).
Meanings
- A city and commune of Charente department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; famous for cognac brandy.
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(alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of cognac (brandy from Cognac).
alt of cognac
I confess that since Madame X left me[…]Housekeeping Anarchy had reigned o’er my Putney domicile[…], so my porcelain throne has long been my de facto office seat. A decent Cognac sits under the ball-gowned lavatory-roll cover, and I leave the door open so I can hear the kitchen radio.
2004, David Mitchell, “The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish”, in Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN, pages 152-153:
Deriveds
Translations (16)
yue 干邑 (city) · ca Cognac (city) · bg Коня́к (city) · cmn 干邑 (city) · cmn 科尼亞克 /科尼亚克 (city) · ko 코냐크 (city) · el Κονιάκ (city) · pl Cognac (city) · nl Cognac (city) · roa-poi Cougnat (city) · ca Conyac (city) · ar كُونْيَاك (city) · oc Conhac (city) · fr Cognac (city) · uk Коньяк (city) · ja コニャック (city)