noun
daiquiri
DA-kuh-ree
noun
1
A cocktail made from rum, lime or lemon juice, and sugar, sometimes blended with fruit.
"She ordered a strawberry daiquiri by the pool."
"A classic daiquiri is just rum, lime, and sugar shaken with ice."
How to Use Daiquiri
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rum-based cocktail, often served frozen or blended with fruit.
Common pairings
frozen daiquiri
strawberry daiquiri
a round of daiquiris
Word Forms
daiquiris plural
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Etymology
Named after Daiquirí, a beach and mining town on the south coast of Cuba, where the drink is said to have originated in the early 20th century.