daiquiri

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

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.

daiquiri

/ ˈdaɪkɪrɪ, ˈdæk- /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of daiquiri¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of daiquiri¹

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

Example Sentences

“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

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

From Los Angeles Times