daiquiri

[dahy-kuh-ree, dak-uh-]

noun, plural dai·qui·ris.

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.

Origin of daiquiri

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

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Examples from the Web for daiquiri

Contemporary Examples

And the daiquiri is simply lime, sugar, and rum, and lime, sugar, and rum is literally bulletproof.
Lights, Camera, Cocktails
Brody Brown
October 29, 2011
A daiquiri is like a little vacation in a glass, and sometimes a little vacation in a glass with a teeny tiny beach umbrella.
The Drink Hemingway Made Famous
Katie Workman
June 24, 2009
Exactly a century ago, an obscure Cuban cocktail named the daiquiri emigrated to America.
The Drink Hemingway Made Famous
Katie Workman
June 24, 2009
It's simply not possible to be cranky when you are talking about making or drinking a daiquiri.
The Drink Hemingway Made Famous
Katie Workman
June 24, 2009
The daiquiri, named after a nearby village, was served in a tall glass packed with cracked ice.
The Drink Hemingway Made Famous
Katie Workman
June 24, 2009

Historical Examples

They had a little different method of doing it than at Daiquiri.
Springfield in the Spanish American War
Walter W. Ward
Disembarkation began at Daiquiri on the 22d, and ended at Siboney on the 24th.
Campaigning in Cuba
George Kennan
This decided, a point of debarkation was selected at Daiquiri.
The Story of General Pershing
Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson
I'd stay here, at La Quinta, if you could find something for me to do—like picking the limes fresh for the Daiquiri cocktails.
Cytherea
Joseph Hergesheimer
The iron on the south coast is loaded into the steamers from the wharves at Daiquiri and Juraguay.
The History of Cuba, vol. 5
Willis Fletcher Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for daiquiri

daiquiri

noun plural -ris

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

Word Origin

C20: named after Daiquiri, rum-producing town in Cuba

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Word Origin and History for daiquiri

n.

type of alcoholic drink, 1920 (first recorded in F. Scott Fitzgerald), from Daiquiri, name of a district or village in eastern Cuba.

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Examples from the Web for daiquiri

Contemporary Examples

And the daiquiri is simply lime, sugar, and rum, and lime, sugar, and rum is literally bulletproof.

A daiquiri is like a little vacation in a glass, and sometimes a little vacation in a glass with a teeny tiny beach umbrella.

Exactly a century ago, an obscure Cuban cocktail named the daiquiri emigrated to America.

It's simply not possible to be cranky when you are talking about making or drinking a daiquiri.

The daiquiri, named after a nearby village, was served in a tall glass packed with cracked ice.

Historical Examples

They had a little different method of doing it than at Daiquiri.

Disembarkation began at Daiquiri on the 22d, and ended at Siboney on the 24th.

This decided, a point of debarkation was selected at Daiquiri.

I'd stay here, at La Quinta, if you could find something for me to do—like picking the limes fresh for the Daiquiri cocktails.

The iron on the south coast is loaded into the steamers from the wharves at Daiquiri and Juraguay.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for daiquiri

n.

Origin of daiquiri