daiquiri

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daiquiri

  • /ˈdæ.kə.ɹi/
  • /ˈdæ.kɪ.ɹi/
  • /ˈdaɪ.kə.ɹi/
  • /ˈdaɪ.kɪ.ɹi/

Sounds like dykery (one pronunciation)

Where it comes from

First use appears c. 1920. From Cuban Spanish daiquiri, named after a beach on the south coast of Cuba, from Taíno.

noun daiquiris · Daiquirí · daiquirí

  1. A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added. Or maybe you just believe that limes are for summer, best reserved for daiquiris and mojitos. That last argument is debatable, but defensible. In any case, El Presidente is less daiquiri and more Manhattan, less summer and more winter.

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noun A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added

Españoldaiquiri
Françaisdaiquiri, ti-punch
DeutschDaiquiri
Русскийдайкири́ dajkirí

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@misc{daiquiri_2026,
  title = {daiquiri},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/daiquiri},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}