calimocho

/ ˌkælɪˈməʊtʃəʊ /

noun

1. a cocktail popular in Spanish-speaking countries, consisting of a mixture of cola and red wine

Word History and Origins

Origin of calimocho¹

C20 from Basque

Example Sentences

On another night, Jonay, a freshman at Complutense University, looked at me across a table littered with empty beer cans and plastic cups of calimocho in his student apartment, and tried to form a question but couldn’t find the words.

From Salon

Young locals drink at home before going out, their beverage of choice being calimocho, a concoction of cheap red wine and Coca-Cola.

From Salon