mai tai

American  

[mahy tahy] / ˈmaɪ ˌtaɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of mai tai

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 • Jul. 30, 2025

But English actually prefers some drinks served this way, such as a mai tai or a margarita on the rocks, whose aesthetics and noncarbonated ingredients lend themselves well to the dirty dump technique.

From Scientific American • Jun. 17, 2023

But I wanted a different kind of adventure than the kind people tend to associate with the islands, one that didn’t involve parking myself on a beach with a mai tai.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2022

But he’s not doing it with his feet kicked up and a mai tai on the armrest of his beach chair.

From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2022

Patrons can still get West 5’s signature mai tai at the upstairs bar inside Easy Street Records & Café, and its signature mac and cheese at the nearby Peel & Press restaurant.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2022