daiquirí

See also: Daiquirí and daiquiri

English

Noun

daiquirí (plural daiquirís)

1. Alternative form of daiquiri.
   • 1971–1972, George Mahlberg, David Kendall, “Part the 5th: The Fake Cake”, in Barbecued Bilge, Malvern, Pa.: George Mahlberg, published 2007, →ISBN, “R.O.T.C. Primer: They Taught Me How to Tie My Shoes in R.O.T.C.” section, page 132:

     Mr. Fuller was very fatigued from this experience and said, “I need a daiquirí on ice. Fix me one, will you, Jennie?”

   • 2000, Carmelita Tropicana [pseudonym; Alina Troyano], Uzi Parnes, “Memorias de la Revolución / Memories of the Revolution”, in Alina Troyano, Ela Troyano, Uzi Parnes, edited by Chon A. Noriega, I, Carmelita Tropicana: Performing Between Cultures, Boston, Mass.: Beacon Press, →ISBN, “Plays / Performance Script” section, page 12:

     You could put a tray of daiquirís on Tongolele’s behind and she could walk across the floor without spilling a single drop.

   • 2016, Gabriel Ness, “Day Nine”, in An Exile Revisits Cuba: A Memoir of Humility, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 139:

     Waiters in white vests and bow ties scurried among the guests carrying steaming seafood plates and Martini glasses brimming with the lemon yellow of the daiquirí.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daikiˈɾi/ [d̪ai̯.kiˈɾi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: dai‧qui‧rí

Noun

daiquirí m (plural daiquirís or daiquiríes)

1. Alternative form of daiquiri (“daiquiri”).
   • 2017 August, “200 años del Floridita, un clásico cubano”, in El Nuevo Dia‎^[1]:

     Constante no sólo le dio la personalidad que tiene hoy, sino que le puso su sello característico al crear la fórmula del daiquirí que es famosa mundialmente.

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Further reading

• “daiquirí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10