cognac

Etymology

French cognac, from Cognac, a city in France, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the name Cominius + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.jæk/, /ˈkoʊn.jæk/
• Homophone: konjac

Noun

cognac (countable and uncountable, plural cognacs)

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

   Major manufacturers add a small proportion of caramel to color their cognacs.

See also

• Armagnac

Etymology

Borrowed from French cognac.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: cog‧nac

Noun

cognac m (plural cognacs, diminutive cognacje n)

1. (a glass of) cognac

Etymology

The city's name is from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the name Cominius + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum. The gens Cominius is an Italic family name; see Cominia for further details.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.ɲak/

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Noun

cognac m (plural cognacs)

1. cognac

Further reading

• “cognac” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).