noun
daiquiri
DAK-ih-ree/ˈdækɪri/
A cocktail usually made with rum, lime juice, and sugar.
The chilled daiquiri sits beside its ingredients: rum, lime, and sugar.
Etymology
The cocktail takes its name from Daiquiri, a river and village in eastern Cuba. The place name is said to come from a Taino word, but its meaning is not supplied.
In context
__ ] it up you know it's it's just lime sugar and rum that's all it is and and yet like most bars you go into will make a terrible daiquiri or they'll blend it or blah blah blah right
More examples
- She orders a frozen strawberry daiquiri.
- Fresh lime juice gives these daiquiris a bright, tart flavor.
- He serves the daiquiri in a chilled glass.
Forms
daiquiri · daiquiris
Similar words
- gimlet
- Typically uses gin rather than rum with sweetened lime juice.
- mojito
- Adds mint and soda water to rum, lime, and sugar.