Definition of COGNAC

cognac

Meanings

Plural: cognacs

Noun

  • high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France
  • A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French cognac, from Cognac, a city in France, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the name Cominius + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum, from Proto-Celtic *-ākom.

Scrabble Score: 11

cognac is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cognac is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cognac is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

cognac is a valid Words With Friends word