kir

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noun

A cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine.

OriginFrench kir →
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Meanings

nounkir (countable and uncountable, plural kirs)

plural kirs

  1. countableuncountableA cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine.

Origin

  1. Frenchkir
  2. Englishkir

Borrowed from French kir, named after Félix Kir, mayor of Dijon.

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Translations

Bulgarian кир
  • кир (kir)cocktail
Japanese キール
  • キール (kīru)cocktail
Polish kir
  • kircocktail

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Kriirk
Cite this entry
APA

kir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kir

MLA

“kir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kir. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kir,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kir.

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