Cocktail

  • 21cocktail — n. 1) to make, mix, prepare a cocktail 2) fruit cocktail; a prawn (BE), shrimp (AE) cocktail 3) a champagne cocktail * * * [ kɒkteɪl] mix prepare a cocktail shrimp (AE) cocktail a prawn (BE) a champagne cocktail fruit cocktail …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22cocktail — [[t]kɒ̱kteɪl[/t]] cocktails 1) N COUNT A cocktail is an alcoholic drink which contains several ingredients. On arrival, guests are offered wine or a champagne cocktail... A cocktail party was thrown at the British Officers Club. ...an expert at… …

    English dictionary

  • 23cocktail — noun 1 mixed alcoholic drink ADJECTIVE ▪ pre dinner ▪ afternoon, evening ▪ champagne ▪ house, special ▪ …

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  • 24cocktail — cock·tail s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. bevanda alcolica preparata mescolando liquori, vini, spremute, sciroppi e sim., servita spec. come aperitivo: è giusto l ora per un cocktail Sinonimi: drink. 2. cocktail party: dopo la cerimonia è… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 25cocktail — cock|tail [ˈkɔkteıl US ˈka:k ] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from cocktail horse with a tail cut short so that it looks like a male chicken s, horse of mixed breed (with such a tail), mixture (1800 1900)] 1.) an alcoholic drink made from a …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26cócktail — in kóktajl in kóktejl a [prva oblika koktajl in koktejl] m (ọ̑) mešana, odišavljena pijača iz alkoholnih pijač, sadnih sokov in sladkorja: delati, mešati, pripraviti cocktaile; piti cocktail; čokoladni, sadni cocktail; večer s cocktaili; pren.,… …

    Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika

  • 27cocktail — I. /ˈkɒkteɪl / (say koktayl) noun 1. any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whisky, or brandy, mixed with vermouth, fruit juices, etc., often shaken, usually chilled, and frequently sweetened, often served as an aperitif …

  • 28cocktail — I. noun Etymology: probably from 1cock + tail Date: 1806 1. a. an iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients b. something resembling or suggesting such a drink as being a mixture of often diverse elements or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 29cocktail — cocktail1 /kok tayl /, n. 1. any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, as vermouth, fruit juices, or flavorings, usually chilled and frequently sweetened. 2. a… …

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  • 30Cocktail — Mixgetränk; Longdrink; Mischgetränk * * * Cock|tail [ kɔkte:l], der; s, s: Getränk, das aus verschiedenen Spirituosen, Früchten, Säften usw. gemixt ist: sommerliche Cocktails mixen. Zus.: Champagnercocktail. * * * Cock|tail 〈[kɔ̣ktɛıl] m. 6〉… …

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