Cocktail
31cocktail — noun 1》 an alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit mixed with other ingredients, such as fruit juice. ↘[as modifier] relating to or associated with cocktail drinking or formal social occasions: a cocktail dress. 2》 a dish consisting of small… …
32cocktail — noun (C) 1 an alcoholic drink made from a mixture of different drinks 2 seafood/prawn/lobster cocktail a mixture of small pieces of fish, prawns, or lobster, served cold and eaten at the beginning of a meal 3 fruit cocktail a mixture of small… …
33cocktail — UK [ˈkɒkˌteɪl] / US [ˈkɑkˌteɪl] noun [countable] Word forms cocktail : singular cocktail plural cocktails 1) a drink, usually with a lot of alcohol in it, made by mixing different drinks together 2) a) a combination of substances, especially ones …
34cocktail — I cock•tail [[t]ˈkɒkˌteɪl[/t]] n. 1) vin any of various chilled mixed drinks, consisting typically of an alcoholic liquor mixed with vermouth, fruit juice, or flavorings 2) coo any of various cold mixtures of small pieces of food, often served as …
35cocktail — n. 1 a usu. alcoholic drink made by mixing various spirits, fruit juices, etc. 2 a dish of mixed ingredients (fruit cocktail; shellfish cocktail). 3 any hybrid mixture. Phrases and idioms: cocktail dress a usu. short evening dress suitable for… …
36Cocktail — der Cocktail, s (Mittelstufe) Mischgetränk aus Alkohol, Fruchtsäften und Eis Beispiel: Ich habe einen Cocktail bestellt. Kollokation: einen Cocktail trinken …
37cocktail — 1. noun a) A mixed alcoholic beverage containing several types of liquor They visited a pub noted for the wide range of cocktails they serve. b) A mixture of other substances. Cocktail is a stimulating liquor composed of spirits of any kind,… …
38Cocktail — Cock|tail [ kɔkteil] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. cocktail, eigtl. »Hahnenschwanz«>: 1. a) alkoholisches Mischgetränk aus verschiedenen Spirituosen, Früchten, Fruchtsaft u. anderen Zutaten; Cocktail lytique [li tik]: Kombination… …
39cocktail — cock|tail [ kak,teıl ] noun count 1. ) a drink, usually with a lot of alcohol in it, made by mixing different drinks together 2. ) a combination of substances, especially ones that are harmful when used together: The smoke contains a cocktail of… …
40cocktail — [19] The origins of the word cocktail are mysterious. It first appeared (in America) in the first decade of the 19th century, roughly contemporary with cocktail meaning ‘horse with a cocked tail’ – that is, one cut short and so made to stick up… …
