daiquiri

See also: daiquirí

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæ.kə.ɹi/, /ˈdæ.kɪ.ɹi/, /ˈdaɪ.kə.ɹi/, /ˈdaɪ.kɪ.ɹi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Homophone: dykery (one pronunciation)

Noun

daiquiri (plural daiquiris)

1. A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added.

Derived terms

• daiquiried
• frozen daiquiri
• Hemingway daiquiri

 

Translations

A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added

• French: daiquiri (fr) m, ti-punch (fr) m
• German: Daiquiri (de) m
• Russian: дайкири́ (ru) m or n (dajkirí)
• Spanish: daiquiri m
• Swedish: daiquiri c

French

Alternative forms

• daïquiri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daj.ki.ʁi/

• Audio:

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Noun

daiquiri m (plural daiquiris)

1. daiquiri

   Synonym: ti-punch

Spanish

Alternative forms

• daiquirí

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daikiˈɾi/ [d̪ai̯.kiˈɾi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: dai‧qui‧ri

Noun

daiquiri m (plural daiquiris)

1. daiquiri

Further reading

• “daiquiri”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Swedish

Noun

daiquiri c

1. daiquiri (cocktail)