Editing Liqueur (section)

== Etymology ==
The French word ''liqueur'' is derived from the Latin ''liquifacere'', which means "to dissolve".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Owens |first1=B. |last2=Dikty |first2=A. |last3=Maytag |first3=F. |title=The Art of Distilling Whiskey and Other Spirits: An Enthusiast's Guide to the Artisan Distilling of Potent Potables |publisher=Quarry Books |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-61673-555-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hmmZhoyyrYoC&pg=PA106 |access-date=July 30, 2018 |page=106}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Etkin |first=N.L. |title=Foods of Association: Biocultural Perspectives on Foods and Beverages that Mediate Sociability |publisher=University of Arizona Press |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-8165-2777-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNYuUcOKKmcC&pg=PA210 |access-date=July 30, 2018 |page=210}}</ref>

In some parts of the United States and Canada, liqueurs may be referred to as cordials, or [[schnapps]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Alexis Lichine's New Encyclopedia of Wines & Spirits |last=Lichine |first=Alexis |edition=5th |year=1987 |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf |location=New York |isbn=978-0-394-56262-9 |page=198}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=New Oxford American Dictionary |edition=3rd |year=2010 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York |isbn=978-0-19-539288-3 |page=385}} '''cordial''': "another term for liqueur"</ref> This can cause confusion as in the [[United Kingdom]] a [[Squash (drink)|cordial]] would refer to a non-alcoholic concentrated fruit syrup, typically diluted to taste and consumed as a non-carbonated [[soft drink]].<ref name="se">{{cite web |last1=Dietsch |first1=Michael |title=9 Easily Confused Cocktail Terms You Should Know |url=https://drinks.seriouseats.com/2013/06/cocktail-terms-what-is-the-difference-between-aperitif-digestif-liquor-spirit-dry-sweet-perfect-manhattan-spirits-glossary.html |website=[[Serious Eats]] |access-date=31 July 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731093119/https://drinks.seriouseats.com/2013/06/cocktail-terms-what-is-the-difference-between-aperitif-digestif-liquor-spirit-dry-sweet-perfect-manhattan-spirits-glossary.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Schnapps, on the other hand, can refer to any distilled beverage in Germany and [[Akvavit|aquavit]] in Scandinavian countries.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |last1=Prial |first1=Frank |title=Schnapps, the Cordial Spirit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/27/magazine/schnapps-the-cordial-spirit.html |access-date=31 July 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=27 October 1985 |archive-date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731214728/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/27/magazine/schnapps-the-cordial-spirit.html |url-status=live }}</ref>