michelada

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noun

A Mexican cocktail made with beer, tomato juice, lime juice, and various assorted sauces and spices.

OriginMexican Spanish michelada →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounmichelada (plural micheladas)

plural micheladas

  1. A Mexican cocktail made with beer, tomato juice, lime juice, and various assorted sauces and spices.

    In New York, at PDT and Mayahuel, they’re mixing hot sauce, mezcal and beer to create smoky riffs on the michelada, a classic Mexican cerveza preparada, or prepared beer.

    2009 July 1, Betsy Andrews, “Cocktails Dance on the Head of a Beer”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Mexican Spanishmichelada
  2. Englishmichelada

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish michelada.

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APA

michelada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/michelada

MLA

“michelada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/michelada. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “michelada,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/michelada.

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