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Answer for the clue "Sweet liqueur ", 8 letters:
amaretto

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable countable English) A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also prodcued in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, cherry or other ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Amaretto (Italian for "a little bitter") is a sweet, almond-flavoured , Italian liqueur associated with Saronno , Italy . Various commercial brands are made from a base of apricot pits, almonds, or both. Amaretto serves a variety of culinary uses, can be ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Italian almond-flavored liqueur, 1945 (the original brand, Amaretto di Saronno , dates to 1851), from the Italian word for almond (q.v.), which did not acquire the excrescent -l- of the English word. Sometimes confused with amoretto . Amoroso (literally ...

Usage examples of amaretto.

If the White House had underreacted to the Egyptian pyramids allegation, it overreacted to the Amaretto and cream tale.

A grande Amaretto Cappuccino, a Mocha Frappuccino, and a Caramel Macchiato landed in my four-cup carrier, along with a half-dozen muffins and croissants.

A tall waiter with impressive ivory horns entered, carrying an amaretto and a Singapore sling on an antique silver tray.