rượu mùi
Definition
- Noun:
- Liqueur: A sweet, flavored, and often colored alcoholic spirit, typically made by infusing fruits, herbs, spices, flowers, or nuts in a distilled spirit base, then adding sugar.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Rượu mùi thường được uống sau bữa ăn. (Liqueur is often drunk after a meal.)
- Cô ấy thích pha cocktail với rượu mùi cam. (She likes to make cocktails with orange liqueur.)
- Trên kệ có nhiều chai rượu mùi khác nhau. (There are many different bottles of liqueur on the shelf.)
Advanced Usage
- "rượu mùi thảo mộc": herbal liqueur.
- Jägermeister là một loại rượu mùi thảo mộc nổi tiếng của Đức. (Jägermeister is a famous German herbal liqueur.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rượu ngọt (n): sweet wine; sometimes used colloquially to refer to sweet alcoholic drinks, but it is less precise than "rượu mùi" for liqueur.
- Rượu mạnh (n): spirits, hard liquor (e.g., vodka, whiskey). This is distinct from liqueur as it is not necessarily sweet or flavored.
Synonyms
- Cordial: A synonym for liqueur, especially in British English.
- Digestif: An after-dinner drink, which can often be a liqueur.
Related Concepts
- Rượu cocktail: Cocktail. Liqueurs are common ingredients in cocktails.
- Rượu mùi là thành phần quan trọng trong nhiều loại cocktail. (Liqueur is an important ingredient in many cocktails.)
- Rượu mùi dày: A thick, viscous liqueur.
- Sambuca là một loại rượu mùi dày, có hương vị hồi. (Sambuca is a thick liqueur with an anise flavor.)