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Ramos gin fizz

Ramos gin fizz noun: a cocktail particularly associated with New Orleans, made from gin, lemon and lime juice, egg white, sugar, cream, orange flower water and soda water.

Noun

Ramos gin fizz (plural Ramos gin fizzes)

  1. A cocktail particularly associated with New Orleans, made from gin, lemon and lime juice, egg white, sugar, cream, orange flower water and soda water.
    • “What was that everybody at your table was drinking? Can I get you one?” “Ramos gin fizz. Get yourself one, too.”2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 416

Forms of Ramos gin fizz

pluralRamos gin fizzes

Origin of Ramos gin fizz

Named after Henry C. Ramos, a New Orleans barman who invented it in 1888.

Questions about Ramos gin fizz

What does Ramos gin fizz mean?
Ramos gin fizz means a cocktail particularly associated with New Orleans, made from gin, lemon and lime juice, egg white, sugar, cream, orange flower water and soda water.
What part of speech is Ramos gin fizz?
Ramos gin fizz is a noun.
What is the plural of Ramos gin fizz?
The plural of Ramos gin fizz is Ramos gin fizzes.

Words near Ramos gin fizz in the dictionary

  1. Ramoosy
  2. ramoplanin
  3. ramorelix
  4. Ramornie
  5. Ramos
  6. Ramos gin fizz
  7. Ramos gin fizzes
  8. Ramos-Arroyo syndrome
  9. ramose
  10. ramosely
  11. ramosetron

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