cointreau

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/ˈkwæntɹəʊ//ˈkwɑːntɹəʊ/

proper noun

An orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur produced in France.

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Meanings

cointreau1

nouncointreau (plural cointreaus or cointreaux)

plural cointreaus · plural cointreaux

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Cointreau (“serving of Cointreau liqueur”).

Cointreau2

proper noun
  1. An orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur produced in France.
nounCointreau (plural Cointreaus or cointreaux)

plural Cointreaus · plural cointreaux

  1. A single serving of this liqueur.

Origin

Named after the Cointreau brothers, who set up a distillery in 1849 in Angers.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 君度
  • 君度 (jūndù)orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur
French cointreau
  • cointreauorange-flavoured triple sec liqueur
Japanese コアントロー
  • コアントロー (koantorō)orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur
Korean 쿠앵트로
  • 쿠앵트로 (kuaengteuro)orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur
Russian куантро́
  • куантро́ (kuantró)orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

cointreau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cointreau

MLA

“cointreau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cointreau. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cointreau,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cointreau.

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