cocktail

== English == === Etymology === Early 17th century, from cock (“male bird”) + tail, in the sense “(a horse with its) tail standing up, like a cock’s”. The origin of the extension to “an alcoholic mixed drink” is unknown. One theory is that it refers to a stimulant (gingering), hence a stimulating drink; compare pick-me-up. Another attested use is for non-thoroughbred racehorses: these were considered "cock-tailed" due to their docked tails. This may have led to the term "cocktail" (sense 1) being used for an adulterated spirit. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒk.teɪl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑk.teɪl/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkɔk.tæɪl/ === Noun === cocktail (plural cocktails) A mixed alcoholic beverage. Synonyms: mixed drink, (abbreviation) ckt Hypernyms: drink < drink, beverage (by extension) A mixture of other substances or things. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hodgepodge A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins. (UK, slang, dated) A mean, half-hearted fellow. Synonym: coward A species of rove beetle, so called from its habit of elevating the tail. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === cocktail (comparative more cocktail, superlative most cocktail) (obsolete) Ostentatiously lacking in manners. === Verb === cocktail (third-person singular simple present cocktails, present participle cocktailing, simple past and past participle cocktailed) (transitive) To adulterate (fuel, etc.) by mixing in other substances. (transitive) To treat (a person) to cocktails. === See also === swizzle See also Thesaurus:alcoholic beverage === References === Michael Quinion (2004), “Cocktail”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cocktail, which is of unclear origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔkteːl/ Hyphenation: cock‧tail === Noun === cocktail m (plural cocktails, diminutive cocktailtje n) cocktail ==== Derived terms ==== cocktailbar cocktailjurk cocktailparty cocktailsaus molotovcocktail == Finnish == === Alternative forms === koktaili === Etymology === Borrowed from English cocktail, which is of unclear origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkoktɑi̯l/, [ˈko̞kt̪ɑ̝i̯l] IPA(key): /ˈkoktei̯l/, [ˈko̞kt̪e̞i̯l] Rhymes: -oktɑil Syllabification(key): cock‧tail Hyphenation(key): cock‧tail === Noun === cocktail cocktail (mixed drink) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== juomasekoitus kimara ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cocktail”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cocktail, which is of unclear origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔk.tɛl/ === Noun === cocktail m (plural cocktails) cocktail (metonymic) cocktail party a mixture or combination of things ==== Derived terms ==== cocktail de crevettes cocktail dînatoire cocktail météo cocktail Molotov ==== Descendants ==== → Vietnamese: cốc tai === Further reading === “cocktail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cocktail, which is of unclear origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔk.tel/ Rhymes: -ɔktel === Noun === cocktail m (invariable) cocktail Synonyms: (rare) coccotello, (rare) polibibita cocktail party === References === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From English cocktail. === Noun === cocktail m (definite singular cocktailen, indefinite plural cocktailer, definite plural cocktailene) cocktail === References === “cocktail” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From English cocktail. === Noun === cocktail m (definite singular cocktailen, indefinite plural cocktailar, definite plural cocktailane) cocktail === References === “cocktail” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Romanian == === Alternative forms === cocteil === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cocktail or French cocktail. === Noun === cocktail n (plural cocktailuri) cocktail ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cocktail. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkoktejl/ [ˈkok.t̪ei̯l] Rhymes: -oktejl IPA(key): /kokˈtajl/ [kokˈt̪ai̯l] Rhymes: -ajl Syllabification: cock‧tail === Noun === cocktail m (plural cocktails) alternative form of cóctel ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === References === === Further reading === “cocktail”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cocktail. First attested in 1847. === Noun === cocktail c a cocktail (mixed alcoholic drink) a cocktail (dish) (figuratively) a cocktail (mix) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== cocktailparty cocktailpåse molotovcocktail ==== See also ==== drink === References === “cocktail”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “cocktail”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “cocktail”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === cốc tay === Etymology === From English cocktail, which is of unclear origin. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kok̚˧˦ taːj˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [kok̚˦˧˥ taːj˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kok̚˦˥ taːj˧˧] Phonetic spelling: côốc tai === Noun === cocktail cocktail ==== See also ==== rượu cốctay