Well attestedNamed from the place
daiquiri
noun · first attested 20th century
The cocktail is named for a Cuban mining beach.
A cocktail of rum, lime juice and sugar.
Record
- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Daiquirí
- In English
daiquiri
Daiquirí is a beach and iron-mining settlement near Santiago de Cuba, where the drink is said to have been mixed for engineers.
Cuba
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