COGNAC

Cognac

(noun) high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cognac (countable and uncountable, plural cognacs)

A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.

Etymology

Proper noun

Cognac

A city in Charente department, France, famous for cognac brandy.

Source: Wiktionary


Co"gnac`, n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: A kind of French brandy, so called from the town of Cognac.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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