Kahlúa
/kəˈluːə/
Kahlúa proper noun: a brand of heavy, sweet, coffee flavored liqueur made in Mexico; a variety or serving of this drink.
Proper noun
Kahlúa (countable and uncountable, plural Kahlúas)
- A brand of heavy, sweet, coffee flavored liqueur made in Mexico; a variety or serving of this drink.
- Kahlúa, sweet and thick, painted itself in a coating on his tongue, not to be removed.2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 378
- He lifted the window. “What the hell are you doing down there?” he called down. “Are you drunk?” “No, actually, weirdly enough, we're sober,” Bingley called up. “Although I did have two Kahlúas, but I've probably walked those off by now."2017, Melissa de la Cruz, Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 90
Forms of Kahlúa
| plural | Kahlúas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Kahlua |
Origin of Kahlúa
Borrowed from Spanish Kahlúa. Said by the company to be from an Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl term meaning “house of the Acolhua people”.
Words that rhyme with Kahlúa
Questions about Kahlúa
- What does Kahlúa mean?
- Kahlúa means a brand of heavy, sweet, coffee flavored liqueur made in Mexico; a variety or serving of this drink.
- What part of speech is Kahlúa?
- Kahlúa is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Kahlúa?
- Kahlúa is pronounced /kəˈluːə/.
Words near Kahlúa in the dictionary
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