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cock·tail
(kŏk′tāl′)n.
1. Any of various mixed alcoholic drinks consisting usually of brandy, whiskey, vodka, or gin combined with fruit juices or other liquors and often served chilled.
2. An appetizer made by combining pieces of food, such as fruit or seafood: fruit cocktail; shrimp cocktail.
3. Medicine
a. A mixture of drugs, usually in solution, administered together or sequentially.
b. A medical regimen that includes a combination of several drugs, so that their combined effect is more potent than that of any of the drugs used individually.
adj.
Of or relating to cocktails: a cocktail glass; a cocktail party.
[Origin unknown.]
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cocktail
(ˈkɒkˌteɪl)n
1. (Brewing)
a. any mixed drink with a spirit base, usually drunk before meals
b. (as modifier): the cocktail hour.
2. (Cookery) an appetizer of seafood, mixed fruits, etc
3. any combination of diverse elements, esp one considered potent
4. (Clothing & Fashion) (modifier) appropriate for formal occasions: a cocktail dress.
[C19: of unknown origin]
cocktail
(ˈkɒkˌteɪl)n
1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse with a docked tail
2. (Breeds) an animal of unknown or mixed breeding
3. archaic a person of little breeding pretending to be a gentleman
[C19: originally cocktailed (adj) having a tail like a cock's]
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cock•tail1
(ˈkɒkˌteɪl)n.
1. any of various chilled mixed drinks, consisting typically of an alcoholic liquor mixed with vermouth, fruit juice, or flavorings.
2. any of various cold mixtures of small pieces of food, often served as an appetizer: shrimp cocktail; fruit cocktail.
3. a beverage or solution concocted of various ingredients.
adj. 4. styled for semiformal wear: a cocktail dress.
5. used in or suitable for cocktails: cocktail onions.
[1800–10, Amer.; orig. obscure]
cock•tail2
(ˈkɒkˌteɪl)n.
a horse with a docked tail.
[1590–1600]
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cocktail
Music produced in the early 1990s that imitated the popular easy listening styles of the 1950s and 1960s.
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| Noun | 1. |  cocktail - a short mixed drink mixed drink - made of two or more ingredients Bloody Mary - a cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice bullshot - a cocktail made with vodka and beef bouillon or consomme daiquiri, rum cocktail - a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice gimlet - a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice grasshopper - a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao) Harvey Wallbanger - a cocktail made of vodka or gin and orange juice and Galliano manhattan - a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters margarita - a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice martini - a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth gin and it - a cocktail made of gin and sweet vermouth old fashioned - a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices pink lady - a cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and ice Sazerac - a cocktail made with bourbon with bitters and Pernod and sugar served with lemon peel screwdriver - a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice sidecar - a cocktail made of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy sour - a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar stinger - a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy planter's punch - a cocktail made of rum and lime or lemon juice with sugar and sometimes bitters White Russian - a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and milk or cream |
| 2. | cocktail - an appetizer served as a first course at a meal appetiser, appetizer, starter - food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) fruit cocktail - a mixture of sliced or diced fruits crab cocktail - a cocktail of cold cooked crabmeat and a sauce shrimp cocktail - a cocktail of cold cooked shrimp and a sauce |
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cocktail
noun mixture, combination, compound, blend, concoction, mix, amalgamation, admixture The court was told she had taken a cocktail of drugs and alcohol.
Cocktails
Americano, Bellini, Black Russian, black velvet, Bloody Mary, Brandy Alexander, buck's fizz, bullshot, caudle, claret cup, cobbler, cold duck, collins, cooler, Cuba libre, cup, daiquiri, dry martini, eggnog or egg flip, Gibson, gimlet, gin sling, glogg, Harvey Wallbanger, highball, julep, kir, Long Island Tea, manhattan, margarita, martini, milk punch, mint julep, mojito, Moscow Mule, negroni, nog or nogg, oenomel, old-fashioned, orgasm, piña colada, pink gin, planter's punch, punch, rickey, Rusty Nail, sangaree, sangria, sazerac, screwdriver, sidecar, Singapore sling, sling, Slow Screw Against the Wall, snowball, spritzer, stinger or stengah, swizzle, syllabub or sillabub, Tom Collins, whiskey sour, whisky mac, white lady, zombieCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
خَليط فَواكِهكُوكْتِيلمَزيج مَشْروبات: كوكتيل
koktejlsalátsměs
blandingcocktailcoctail
cocktail
koktel
koktél
blandakokkteill
カクテル
칵테일
kokteilis
kokteilissalāti
koktejl
cocktail
เครื่องดื่มเหล้าผสมน้ำผลไม้
kokteyl…kokteyli
cocktail
cocktail
[ˈkɒkteɪl]A. N (= drink) → combinado m, cóctel m
fruit cocktail → macedonia f de frutas
prawn cocktail → cóctel m de gambas
fruit cocktail → macedonia f de frutas
prawn cocktail → cóctel m de gambas
B. CPD cocktail bar N (in hotel) → bar m (de cócteles), coctelería f
cocktail cabinet N → mueble-bar m
cocktail dress N → vestido m de fiesta
cocktail lounge N → salón m de fiestas
cocktail onion N → cebolla f perla
cocktail party N → cóctel m
cocktail sausage N → salchichita f de aperitivo
cocktail shaker N → coctelera f
cocktail cabinet N → mueble-bar m
cocktail dress N → vestido m de fiesta
cocktail lounge N → salón m de fiestas
cocktail onion N → cebolla f perla
cocktail party N → cóctel m
cocktail sausage N → salchichita f de aperitivo
cocktail shaker N → coctelera f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cocktail
[ˈkɒkteɪl] n (= drink) → cocktail m prawn cocktailcocktail bar n → bar m à cocktailscocktail cabinet n → bar m (meuble)cocktail dress n → robe f de cocktailcocktail lounge n → bar mcocktail party n → cocktail mcocktail shaker n → shaker mcocktail stick n → pique f en boiscock-up [ˈkɒkʌp] n (British) → bourde f
It was a real cock-up → C'était une grosse bourde.
to make a cock-up of sth → faire capoter qch
It was a real cock-up → C'était une grosse bourde.
to make a cock-up of sth → faire capoter qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cocktail
cocktail
in cpds → Cocktail-;cocktail bar
n → Cocktailbar f
cocktail cabinet
n → Hausbar f
cocktail lounge
n → Cocktailbar f
cocktail stick
n → Cocktailspieß m
cocktail tomato
n → Cocktailtomate f
cocktail waiter
n (esp US) → Getränkekellner m
cocktail waitress
n (esp US) → Getränkekellnerin f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
cocktail
[ˈkɒkˌteɪl] n (drink) → cocktail m invfruit cocktail → macedonia di frutta
prawn cocktail (Am) shrimp cocktail → cocktail m inv di gamberetti
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cocktail
(ˈkokteil)1. an alcoholic drink mixed from various spirits etc.
2. a mixed dish of a number of things. a fruit cocktail.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
cocktail
→ كُوكْتِيل koktejl cocktail Cocktail κοκτέιλ cóctel cocktail cocktail koktel cocktail カクテル 칵테일 cocktail cocktail koktajl coquetel коктейль cocktail เครื่องดื่มเหล้าผสมน้ำผลไม้ kokteyl cocktail 鸡尾酒Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
cock·tail
1. n. cóctel,
2. mezcla de licores.
3. receta de mezcla de drogas para tratar una enfermedad.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
cocktail
n (of medications) cóctel or coctel m, mezcla (de medicamentos)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.