Cordial (Noun)
Meaning
Strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The hostess poured a small amount of cherry cordial into each guest's glass as a digestif.
- After the heavy dinner, he savored the sweet, sticky cordial that accompanied his coffee.
- The dessert tray was accompanied by a selection of fine liqueurs and cordials, including a rare raspberry cordial.
- She sipped her liqueur-filled chocolate truffle and followed it with a sip of orange cordial.
- The expensive, aged peach cordial on the top shelf of the liquor cabinet was reserved for special occasions.