Etymology

daiquiri

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Today it means: A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added. Full definition →

Cuban Spanish daiquiri
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  1. Cuban Spanish · borrowed fromdaiquiri
  2. English todaydaiquiri

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

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