cognac

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Major manufacturers add a small proportion of caramel to color their cognacs."
• "Cognac, with the addition of a little paprika and the yolk of an egg, is considered an effective aphrodisiac aid."
• "We’d have a script meeting for the next day’s shooting that lasted until two in the morning, and he’d be up again at six for a breakfast meeting. I survived on cognac. I have no idea how he did it."