cointreau

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Cointreau¹

  • /ˈkwæntɹəʊ/
  • /ˈkwɑːntɹəʊ/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. An orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur produced in France.

noun Cointreaus · cointreaux

  1. A single serving of this liqueur.

cointreau²

noun cointreaus · cointreaux

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

Translations

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name orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur

한국어쿠앵트로 kuaengteuro
日本語コアントロー koantorō
中文君度 jūndù
Françaiscointreau
Русскийкуантро́ kuantró

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MLA

"cointreau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cointreau. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cointreau. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cointreau

Chicago

"cointreau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cointreau.

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@misc{cointreau_2026,
  title = {cointreau},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cointreau},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}