Definitions for COCKTAIL
ˈkɒkˌteɪlcock·tail

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cocktailnoun

   a short mixed drink

2. cocktailnoun

   an appetizer served as a first course at a meal

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cocktailnoun

   A mixed alcoholic beverage.

   They visited a pub noted for the wide range of cocktails they serve.

2. cocktailnoun

   A mixture of other substances.

   "Scientists found a cocktail of pollutants in the river downstream of the chemical factory."

3. cocktailadjective

   festive, lively

   "now the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music" - The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

4. Etymology: many unproven stories exist. The word first appeared in 1806 (see citation below). The non-drink sense is by extension of the drink sense.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cocktail

   A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink. Most commonly, cocktails are either a single spirit or combination of spirits, mixed with other ingredients such as juices, flavored syrups, tonic water, shrubs, and bitters. Cocktails vary widely across regions of the world, and many websites publish both original recipes and their own interpretations of older and more famous cocktails.

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1. cocktail

   A cocktail is a type of mixed drink typically made with a combination of alcoholic beverages and non-alcoholic ingredients such as juice, soda, or fruit garnishes. It can also include various types of spirits, liqueurs, flavorings, and sweeteners. Cocktails are often served in specific types of glassware and can be garnished with fruit slices, herbs, or other decorative items. They are a common feature in many social settings, particularly at bars and parties.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cocktailnoun

   a beverage made of brandy, whisky, or gin, iced, flavored, and sweetened

2. Cocktailnoun

   a horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in his veins

3. Cocktailnoun

   a mean, half-hearted fellow; a coward

4. Cocktailnoun

   a species of rove beetle; -- so called from its habit of elevating the tail

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Cocktail

   A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink that contains three or more ingredients—at least one of the ingredients must be a spirit, one sweet/sugary and one sour/bitter. Cocktails were originally a mixture of spirits, sugar, water, and bitters. It is now often used for almost any mixed drink that contains alcohol, including mixers, mixed shots, etc. A cocktail today usually contains one or more kinds of spirit and one or more mixers, such as soda or fruit juice. Additional ingredients may be sugar, honey, milk, cream, and various herbs.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Cocktail

   Tradition has it that one of Montezuma’s nobles sent a draught of a new beverage concocted by him from the cactus plant to the Emperor by his daughter Xochitl. The Aztec monarch smiled, tasted it, gulped it down with a relish, and, it is said, afterwards married the girl; thenceforward this drink became the native tipple, and for centuries it bore the softened name of Octel. The corruption of Octel into Cocktail by the soldiers of the American Army when, under General Scott, they invaded Mexico, about sixty years ago, was easy.

Matched Categories

1. • Appetizer
   • Mixed Drink

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce COCKTAIL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say COCKTAIL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of COCKTAIL in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of COCKTAIL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of COCKTAIL in a Sentence

1. Barack Obama:

   If what you are doing requires no sacrifice at all, then you can do more, if you are one of these folks who is watching cable news at your cocktail parties with your friends and you are saying' civilization is collapsing' and you are nervous and worried, but that is not where you are putting all your time, energy and money, then either you don't actually think civilization is collapsing... or you are not pushing yourself hard enough and I would push harder.

2. Henning Gloystein:

   Everything put together is a pretty expensive cocktail.

3. Camille Wilson:

   For me, the ritual of making a cocktail (i.e. mixing different ingredients together, using bar tools and fancy glassware) is the part I like the most.

4. Ben Carson:

   There's no question as I haven't spent a lot of time schmoozing and asking for big money and going to cocktail parties, but I've spent many a night in the operating room -- cold, sterile place with a little child's life on the line working very hard to preserve that, you know, it's a very different kind of experience.

5. Terry Pratchett:

   I have vowed that rather than let Alzheimer's take me, I would take it, i would live my life as ever to the full and die, before the disease mounted its last attack, in my own home, in a chair on the lawn, with a brandy in my hand to wash down whatever modern version of the Brompton Cocktail some helpful medic could supply. And with Thomas Tallis on my iPod, I would shake hands with death.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=COCKTAIL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cocktail
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/COCKTAIL
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=COCKTAIL
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=COCKTAIL
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=COCKTAIL