coquito

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coquito

(kɒˈkiːtəʊ)
n, pl -tos
(Plants) a Chilean palm tree, Jubaea spectabilis, yielding edible nuts and a syrup
[C19: from Spanish: a little coco palm, from coco coco palm]
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The Tyrant requests that Dona Lupita, who normally sells chicha, aguardiente, and coquitos de agua, serve everyone accompanying him in his afternoon respite with the alcoholic beverage of their choice.
"Rum transcends into all kinds of great cocktails, from tropical punches to savory or spicy grogs," says Busi, as well as what she calls "indulgent sips" like eggnogs, coquitos and hot buttered rum during the winter months.
En el prodelta del Canal del Dique y en la Cienaga Coquitos se identificaron depositos con contenidos intermedios de arena (25-50%), pobremente clasificados, simetricos y mesocurticos (Figs.
"We also bring in the very rare Coquitos (baby coconuts) from Chile, which are grown on 50-year-old Chilean palm trees."
No obstante, la representacion cultural boricua en el Centro de la Florida, por lo general, se ha limitado a lo estereotipico e inofensivo: bailes tipicos, artesanias de coquitos y conchas, y platos tipicos como bacalaitos y arroz con gandules, lo que el historiador Fernando Pico acertadamente llamo la "coquificacion" de la cultura puertorriquena (Pico 2008).
Al episodio de las frazadas podria agregar el del queso de preservativo, latex derretido simulando el queso de una anorada pizza italiana; o la fantasia alimentaria de los "coquitos de col"--la col imitando el coco rallado en almibar o en turrones--.
In the city's outskirts, at a place called Los Coquitos de Jaibo, more than 100 men and women have indeed opted for farm work, and have doubled their food production after learning techniques to improve the soils.