cognac
noun/ˈkoʊnjæk/
Frequency rank: #14,029 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a type of high-quality French brandy distilled from white wine in the Cognac region of France.
Example sentence
After dinner, he poured himself some cognac and settled into his armchair.
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