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cock·tail  (kktl)

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. Medicine

a. A mixture of drugs, usually in solution, for the diagnosis or treatment of a condition.

b. A treatment 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.

3. An appetizer made by combining pieces of food, such as fruit or seafood: fruit cocktail; shrimp cocktail.

adj.

1. Of or relating to cocktails: a cocktail glass; a cocktail party.

2. Suitable for wear on semiformal occasions: a cocktail dress.

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cocktail¹

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / 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

[of unknown origin]

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cocktail²

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse with a docked tail

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) an animal of unknown or mixed breeding

3. Archaic a person of little breeding pretending to be a gentleman

[originally cocktailed (adj) having a tail like a cock's]

Thesaurus

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, zombie

Translations

cocktail [ˈkɒkteɪl]

A. N (= drink) → combinado m, cóctel m
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

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cocktail [ˈkɒkteɪl] n

(= drink) → cocktail m prawn cocktail
cocktail bar n → bar m à cocktails
cocktail cabinet n → bar meuble)m >
cocktail dress n → robe f de cocktail
cocktail lounge n → bar m
cocktail party n → cocktail m
cocktail shaker n → shaker m
cocktail stick n → pique f en bois
cock-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

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cocktail

n → Cocktail m; we’re invited for cocktails → wir sind zum Cocktail eingeladen

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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

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cocktail [ˈkɒkˌteɪl] n (drink) → cocktail m inv
fruit cocktail → macedonia di frutta
prawn cocktail (Am) shrimp cocktail → cocktail m inv di gamberetti

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cocktail [ˈkokteil]

1 an alcoholic drink mixed from various spirits etc. skemerkelkie مَزيج مَشْروبات: كوكتيل коктайл koktejl coctail der Cocktail κοκτέιλ cóctel kokteil نوعی مشروب الکلی؛ کوکتل cocktail coquetel קוֹקטֵייל मद्य पान की दावत koktel koktél koktil kokkteill cocktail カクテル 칵테일 kokteilis kokteilis koktel cocktail cocktail cocktail cocktail cocteil коктейль koktail koktejl koktel cocktail เครื่องดื่มเหล้าผสมผลไม้ kokteyl 雞尾酒 коктейль شرابوں کا مجموعہ cốc tai 鸡尾酒

2 a mixed dish of a number of things a fruit cocktail. mengeldrank خَليط فَواكِه смесено ястие směs, salát blanding der Cocktail ποικιλία macedonia kokteilsalat پیش خوراک cocktail salade קוֹקטֵייל koktel koktél koktil blanda macedonia 前菜の一種 모듬 mišinys salāti (augļu, dārzeņu) bancuhan koktel cocktail (mat)blanding, cocktail cocktail, deser salada salată коктейль-салат šalát (mešana) solata koktel cocktail, blandning อาหารหลากชนิด ...kokteyli 什錦 коктейль مل جلے پھلوں کا رس یا پلیٹ۔ sự pha trộn hợp chất 什锦开胃小吃

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cocktail → كوكتيل koktejl cocktail Cocktail κοκτέιλ cóctel cocktail cocktail koktel cocktail カクテル 칵테일 cocktail cocktail koktajl coquetel коктейль cocktail เครื่องดื่มเหล้าผสมน้ำผลไม้ kokteyl cốc tai 鸡尾酒