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clamato

/kləˈmeɪtəʊ/

clamato noun: a beverage made from clam juice and tomato juice (especially this concoction as produced by Mott's) used to make Bloody Caesar cocktails.

Noun

clamato (countable and uncountable, plural clamatos)

  1. A beverage made from clam juice and tomato juice (especially this concoction as produced by Mott's) used to make Bloody Caesar cocktails.
    • Howard watched his wife calmly pour herself a third glass of clamato juice.2005, Zadie Smith, On Beauty, Penguin Books (2006), page 10

Forms of clamato

pluralclamatos

Origin of clamato

From Clamato, a blend of clam + tomato trademarked (if not coined) by Mott's.

Questions about clamato

What does clamato mean?
Clamato means a beverage made from clam juice and tomato juice (especially this concoction as produced by Mott's) used to make Bloody Caesar cocktails.
What part of speech is clamato?
Clamato is a noun.
How do you pronounce clamato?
Clamato is pronounced /kləˈmeɪtəʊ/.
What is the plural of clamato?
The plural of clamato is clamatos.

Words near clamato in the dictionary

  1. clamancy
  2. clamant
  3. clamantly
  4. clamation
  5. clamations
  6. clamato
  7. clamatorial
  8. clamatory
  9. clamatos
  10. clambake
  11. clambaked

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