daiquiri

American  

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

noun

plural

daiquiris

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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Etymology

Origin of daiquiri

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

Example Sentences

Most fruity martinis are actually daiquiri variations in pointy glasses.

From Salon

“We used the code destruction blender for making banana daiquiris and mai tais.”

From Los Angeles Times

That intersection is home to a packed tourist hotel, a store selling ice cream and chocolate fudge and restaurants selling oysters and daiquiris in large plastic to-go cups.

From BBC

So all the TV big shots were stuck sitting there, “daiquiris in hand, but nothing to televise,” Neushul said.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC