liqueur vs sambuca

sambuca vs liqueur

liqueur and sambuca both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
liqueur	Yes	No	No	No
sambuca	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sambuca is a hyponym of liqueur; that is, sambuca is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than liqueur:

liqueur: strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
sambuca: an Italian liqueur made with elderberries and flavored with licorice

Other hyponyms of liqueur include absinth, absinthe, amaretto, anisette, anisette de Bordeaux, benedictine, Chartreuse, coffee liqueur, creme de cacao, creme de menthe, creme de fraise, Drambuie, Galliano, orange liqueur, kummel, maraschino, maraschino liqueur, pastis, Pernod, pousse-cafe, ratafee, ratafia, vanilla liqueur, dogwood vodka, blueberry liqueur, raspberry liqueur, apricot liqueur, persicot, blackthorn liqueur, plum liqueur, walnut liqueur, aronia berry liqueur, aronia liqueur, quince liqueur, peach liqueur, gooseberry liqueur, blackberry liqueur, blackcurrant liqueur, sweet cherry liqueur.

liqueur (noun)	sambuca (noun)
strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal	an Italian liqueur made with elderberries and flavored with licorice

Difference between liqueur and sambuca

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