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Cognac

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Co·gnac  (kônyk, kn-, kô-nyäk)
A city of western France on the Charente River north-northeast of Bordeaux. It is famous for its distilleries, which have manufactured and exported cognac since the 18th century. Population: 19,500.

co·gnac  (knyk, kn-, kôn-)
n.
A brandy distilled from white wine and produced in the vicinity of Cognac.

Cognac [ˈkɒnjæk (French) kɔɲak]
n
1. (Placename) a town in SW France: centre of the district famed for its brandy. Pop.: 21 000 (latest est.)
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (sometimes not capital) a high-quality grape brandy
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Cognac - high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of FranceCognac - high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France
brandy - distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
Translations
cognac [ˈkɒnjæk] Ncoñac m

cognac [ˈkɒnjæk] ncognac m

cognac
nKognak m; (French) → Cognac® m

cognac [ˈkɒnjæk] ncognac m inv

cognac [ˈkonjӕk]
a kind of high-quality French brandy. konjak كونياك коняк koňak cognac der Cognac κονιάκ coñac konjak کنیاک konjakki cognac קוֹניָאק कोन्याक, उम्दा फ्रांसीसी शराब konjak konyak konyak koníak cognac コニャック 코냑 konjakas konjaks sejenis arak cognac konjakk koniak conhaque coniac коньяк koňak konjak konjak konjak บรั่นดี konyak, kanyak 法國白蘭地酒 коньяк شراب کی ایک قسم rượu cô nhắc


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Hunter brought the boat round under the stern-port, and Joyce and I set to work loading her with powder tins, muskets, bags of biscuits, kegs of pork, a cask of cognac, and my invaluable medicine chest.
After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky's, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna's.
Bulstrode had not yet fully learned that even the desire for cognac was not stronger in Raffles than the desire to torment, and that a hint of annoyance always served him as a fresh cue.
 
 
 
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