daiquiri
/ˈdæ.kə.ɹi/
daiquiri noun: a cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added.
Noun
daiquiri (plural daiquiris)
- A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added.
- Or maybe you just believe that limes are for summer, best reserved for daiquiris and mojitos. That last argument is debatable, but defensible.
In any case, El Presidente is less daiquiri and more Manhattan, less summer and more winter.2019 December, Wayne Curtis, “Discover Cuba’s Other Rum Cocktail: El Presidente”, in Garden & Gun, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2021
- Or maybe you just believe that limes are for summer, best reserved for daiquiris and mojitos. That last argument is debatable, but defensible.
Forms of daiquiri
| plural | daiquiris |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Daiquirí |
| alternative form | daiquirí |
Origin of daiquiri
Originated 1915–1920; from Cuban Spanish daiquiri, named after a beach on the south coast of Cuba, from Taíno.
Words formed from daiquiri
Questions about daiquiri
- What does daiquiri mean?
- Daiquiri means a cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added.
- What part of speech is daiquiri?
- Daiquiri is a noun.
- How do you pronounce daiquiri?
- Daiquiri is pronounced /ˈdæ.kə.ɹi/.
- What is the plural of daiquiri?
- The plural of daiquiri is daiquiris.
Words near daiquiri in the dictionary
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