Grand Marnier

noun

An orange-flavoured cognac liqueur from France or a serving of this drink.

Meanings

nounGrand Marnier (countable and uncountable, plural Grand Marniers)

plural Grand Marniers

  1. countableuncountableAn orange-flavoured cognac liqueur from France or a serving of this drink.

Origin

French, from grand (“great”) and the surname of Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle, who created it in 1880.

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Grand Marnier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Marnier

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“Grand Marnier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Marnier. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grand Marnier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Marnier.

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