a town in SW France: centre of the district famed for its brandy. Pop: 19 066 (2008) - (sometimes not capital)
a high-quality grape brandy
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co•gnac /ˈkoʊnyæk, ˈkɑn-/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Wine[often: Cognac] brandy produced near the town of Cognac, in W central France: [uncountable]He swirled the glass of cognac.[countable]a very good cognac.
co•gnac
(kōn′yak, kon′-; Fr. kô nyak′),USA pronunciation n.
- Wine(often cap.) the brandy distilled in and shipped from the legally delimited area surrounding the town of Cognac, in W central France.
- Wineany French brandy.
- Wineany good brandy.
- French
- 1585–95
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