cognac en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɒn.jæk/
- /ˈkəʊn.jæk/
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.
Major manufacturers add a small proportion of caramel to color their cognacs.
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.
2012, Pete Townshend, Who I Am, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 265:Cognac, with the addition of a little paprika and the yolk of an egg, is considered an effective aphrodisiac aid.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 156: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.”
2016 December 16, Peter Shadbolt, “What does a $22,000 cognac actually taste like?”, in CNN:
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(countable, uncountable) A dark orangish brown color.
its cognac color a perfect match to the skirt
2005 February 14, Working Mother, page 23:Overall, they added touches of color, shades of green, and a deep cognac color from my design
2025, Jillian Dodd, That Girl:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| cognacs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (53)
cmn 干邑白蘭地 /干邑白兰地 (type of brandy) · be канья́к (type of brandy) · pt conhaque (type of brandy) · km គោញាក់ (type of brandy) · hy կոնյակ (type of brandy) · nrf martel (type of brandy) · eo konjako (type of brandy) · vi rượu cô-nhắc (type of brandy) · es coñac (type of brandy) · cmn 干邑 (type of brandy) · ota قونیاق (type of brandy) · sv konjak (type of brandy) · tl kunyak (type of brandy) · nb konjakk (type of brandy) · tl konyak (type of brandy) · et konjak (type of brandy) · ca conyac (type of brandy) · mk ко́њак (type of brandy) · hrx Konjack (type of brandy) · nl cognac (type of brandy) · ko 코냑 (type of brandy) · pl koniak (type of brandy) · uz konyak (type of brandy) · lb Cognac (type of brandy) · da cognac (type of brandy) · nn konjakk (type of brandy) · tr konyak (type of brandy) · ar كُونْيَاك (type of brandy) · mr कॉनयॅक (type of brandy) · fi konjakki (type of brandy) · he קוניק (type of brandy) · hu konyak (type of brandy) · id konyak (type of brandy) · nrf couongnac (type of brandy) · bg коня́к (type of brandy) · is koníak (type of brandy) · ja コニャック (type of brandy) · cs koňak (type of brandy) · it cognac (type of brandy) · ko 브랜디 (type of brandy) · de Kognak (type of brandy) · ro coniac (type of brandy) · fa کنیاک (type of brandy) · ru конья́к (type of brandy) · ka კონიაკი (type of brandy) · uk конья́к (type of brandy) · el κονιάκ (type of brandy) · lt konjakas (type of brandy) · ja ブランデー (type of brandy) · vo konyak (type of brandy) · tg коняк (type of brandy) · fr cognac (type of brandy) · ms cognac (type of brandy)