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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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