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Definition of daiquiri

daiquiri

/ˈdaɪkəri/
dai · qui · ri
Plural:daiquiris
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• noun

1

A cocktail typically made with rum, lime juice, and sugar or simple syrup, served either shaken with ice and strained or blended with crushed ice and fruit.

Example

"The bartender prepared a classic lime daiquiri served straight up in a chilled coupe glass."

• Rhymes for daiquiri

• Nearby Words

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daintiness
dainty
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dairy
dairying
dairymaid

Word Origin & Etymology

Named after Daiquirí, a beach and iron-mining village near Santiago de Cuba where American mining engineer Jennings Cox is credited with inventing the cocktail around 1898.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Daiquiri. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/daiquiri
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