cocktail
A mixed alcoholic beverageA mixed alcoholic beverage.
» That cocktail is sweet and easy to drink.
Коктейль солодкий та легко п'ється.
Meaning
5 sensesA mixed alcoholic beverage.
They visited a bar noted for its wide range of cocktails.
Cocktail
кокте́йльkoktɛ́jlʹ, кокте́льkoktɛ́lʹ
кокте́йльkoktéjlʹ
a short mixed drink
(broadly, figuratively)A mixture of other substances or things.
Scientists found a cocktail of pollutants in the river downstream from the chemical factory.
a cocktail of illegal drugs
A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins.
(UK, dated, slang)A mean, half-hearted fellow.
A species of rove beetle, so called from its habit of elevating the tail.
Examples
106 sentencesThat cocktail is sweet and easy to drink.
Коктейль солодкий та легко п'ється. — aandrusiak
Tom drank three cocktails.
Том випив три коктейлі. — deniko
ruТом выпил три коктейля. — odexed
I fixed myself a cocktail.
Я зробив собі коктейль. — deniko
ruЯ сделал себе коктейль. — odexed
Tom handed a cocktail to Mary.
ruТом вручил коктейль Мэри. — Biga
deTom reichte Maria einen Cocktail. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Can I get you a cocktail?
Translations
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Origin
Early 17th century, from cock (“male bird”) + tail, in the sense “(a horse with its) tailEarly 17th century, from cock (“male bird”) + tail, in the sense “(a horse with its) tail standing up, like a cock’s”. The origin of the extension to “an alcoholic mixed drink” is unknown. One theory is that it refers to a stimulant (gingering), hence a stimulating drink; compare pick-me-up. Another attested use is for non-thoroughbred racehorses: these were considered "cock-tailed" due to their docked tails. This may have led to the term "cocktail" (sense 1) being used for an adulterated spirit.
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