Etymology

cogniac

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Today it means: Counterfeit money. Full definition →

French cognac
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cogniac · noun1

From Cogniac Street, a location in Dunham, Quebec, close to the United States-Canada border from which a significant amount of counterfeiting took place in the 18th century and early 19th century.

cogniac · noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromcognac
  2. English todaycogniac

A respelling of French cognac.

Words from the same roots

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