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

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 • Nov. 8, 2024

The mai tai was created in 1944 at a Trader Vic’s restaurant in Oakland across the bay.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

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

For the most part, “Ticket to Paradise” goes down as easy as a mai tai, with swooning camerawork suitable for a travel ad.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2022