daiquiri

American  

[dahy-kuh-ree, dak-uh-] / ˈdaɪ kə ri, ˈdæk ə- /

noun

daiquiris plural

1. a cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice, and sugar, often with the addition of fruit and ice and mixed in an electric blender.

   a frozen banana daiquiri.

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daiquiri British  

/ ˈdaɪkɪrɪ, ˈdæk- /

noun

1. an iced drink containing rum, lime juice, and syrup or sugar

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• daiquiris
  plural

Etymology

Origin of daiquiri

First recorded in 1915–20; named after Daiquirí, town on the east coast of Cuba

Example Sentences

Struggling to follow the rules as they were presented to us: work hard, fly straight, die on the beach with a daiquiri in hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Cook had long been dreaming of being on a beach in Tunisia with a strawberry daiquiri.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2024

Less than two years later he was on “Dancing With the Stars” dressed like a frozen daiquiri, looking for salvation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

I absolutely loved my cocktail: a Hemingway daiquiri augmented with the should-be-better-known citrusy pop Squirt, which cleverly came served in an open-topped Squirt can with a big frizzle of fresh mint for garnish.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

When Eleanor first heard about Richie, she was leaning against their old couch, reading a Life magazine, and drinking a virgin banana daiquiri.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell