daiquiri

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

noun,plural dai·qui·ris.
  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.

Origin of daiquiri

1
First recorded in 1915–20; named after Daiquirí, town on the east coast of Cuba

Words Nearby daiquiri

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How to use daiquiri in a sentence

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

  • 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
  • "Tibet," blurted Ev unthinkingly; then he turned and glared at Cam as he might at a tarantula in his daiquiri.

    Telempathy | Vance Simonds
  • General Shafter, after inspecting the coast, decided to land in the notches occupied by the villages of daiquiri and Siboney.

    Campaigning in Cuba | George Kennan
  • There were no docks at daiquiri except a small wooden affair, old and out of repair.

    The Story of General Pershing | Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson
  • There is a little railroad which runs from some mines near Santiago to the pier at daiquiri.

British Dictionary definitions for daiquiri

daiquiri

/ (ˈdaɪkɪrɪ, ˈdæk-) /


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

Origin of daiquiri

1
C20: named after Daiquiri, rum-producing town in Cuba

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