"triple sec" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: triple secs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French triple sec (“triple dry”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:triple sec<t:triple dry>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "triple dry", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "triple sec", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "triple sec", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="triple sec"> Borrowed from French triple sec (“triple dry”). Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} triple sec (countable and uncountable, plural triple secs)
  1. Any of several triple-distilled liqueurs flavoured with fruit e.g. Curaçao, Cointreau, and Grand Marnier. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (any of several triple-distilled liqueurs flavoured with fruit): triple sec (Finnish), triple sec [masculine] (French), трипл-се́к (tripl-sék) [masculine] (Russian)
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  2. A branded liqueur from Curaçao flavoured with orange peel. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (branded liqueur from Curaçao): triple sec (Finnish), triple sec [masculine] (French), трипл-се́к (tripl-sék) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-triple_sec-en-noun-OmfU1Kaf Disambiguation of 'branded liqueur from Curaçao': 20 80

Inflected forms

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