mai tai

[mahy tahy]

noun

1. a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mai tai¹

Of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Featuring souvenir mai tai glasses and faded photos of celebrities on its walls, the old-fashioned watering hole was built over the Pacific Ocean in 1952.

From Los Angeles Times

On a trip to Hawaii eight months in, I waited for the ring to come out over every mai tai at sunset.

From Los Angeles Times

The only difference being that I was now old enough to order a Mongoose Mai Tai.

From Slate

Grab dinner at nearby old-school haunt Chez Jay or head a little farther afield for a knee-wobbling mai tai at the Galley.

From Los Angeles Times

“The martini. The mai tai. And the Uber ride back home,” reads another.

From Seattle Times