Phrase guide

cocktail shaker

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A device used to mix beverages (usually alcoholic) by shaking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a shaker for mixing cocktails

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: shaker

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: шейкър за коктейли (šejkǎr za koktejli) — device for mixing cocktails
  • Catalan: coctelera — device for mixing cocktails
  • Dutch: cocktailshaker — device for mixing cocktails
  • Finnish: ravistin — device for mixing cocktails
  • Finnish: shaker — device for mixing cocktails
  • German: Cocktail-Shaker — device for mixing cocktails
  • Italian: sbattighiaccio — device for mixing cocktails
  • Italian: scuotitoio — device for mixing cocktails
  • Italian: scuotitore — device for mixing cocktails
  • Italian: shaker — device for mixing cocktails
  • Portuguese: coqueteleira — device for mixing cocktails
  • Russian: шейкер (šejker) — device for mixing cocktails
  • Ukrainian: шейкер (šejker) — device for mixing cocktails