Daiquiri

//ˈdæ.kə.ɹi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice wordnet

Synonyms

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rum cocktail

Example

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"At a bar in Johannesburg’s bohemian Melville suburb, a good-looking brunette named Tania sips on a strawberry daiquiri."

Etymology

Originated 1915–1920; after Daiquirí, a town on the south coast of Cuba.

Related phrases

Hemingway daiquirifrozen daiquiri

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