Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cointreau

/ˈkwæntɹəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: coin-treau
IPA: /ˈkwæntɹəʊ/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur produced in France.

noun

A single serving of this liqueur.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Cointreau (“serving of Cointreau liqueur”).

Etymology

Named after the Cointreau brothers, who set up a distillery in 1849 in Angers.

Inflected Forms

Cointreaus (plural) cointreaux (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce cointreau?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwæntɹəʊ/.
What does cointreau mean?: An orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur produced in France.
Where does cointreau come from?: Named after the Cointreau brothers, who set up a distillery in 1849 in Angers.

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