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daiquiri

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdæ.kə.ɹi/
  • /ˈdæ.kɪ.ɹi/
  • /ˈdaɪ.kə.ɹi/
  • /ˈdaɪ.kɪ.ɹi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: dykery (one pronunciation)
  • CMU ARPABET: D AE1 K ER0 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rum cocktail

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cocktail

Narrower terms: strawberry daiquiri, NADA daiquiri

History

Etymology

Originated 1915–1920; from Cuban Spanish daiquiri, named after a beach on the south coast of Cuba, from Taíno.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: daiquiri — A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added
  • French: ti-punch — A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added
  • German: Daiquiri — A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added
  • Russian: дайкири́ (dajkirí) — A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added
  • Spanish: daiquiri — A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added
  • Swedish: daiquiri — A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added