michelada

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mexican Spanish michelada. === Noun === michelada (plural micheladas) A Mexican cocktail made with beer, tomato juice, lime juice, and various assorted sauces and spices. == Spanish == === Etymology === Uncertain; two theories are often proposed: From Michel +‎ -ada, named after former member of the Club Deportivo Potosino Michel Ésper, who is said to have invented the cocktail. From a univerbation of mi chela helada, literally “my ice-cold beer”, though likely a folk etymology. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mit͡ʃeˈlada/ [mi.t͡ʃeˈla.ð̞a] Rhymes: -ada Syllabification: mi‧che‧la‧da === Noun === michelada f (plural micheladas) michelada === References === === Further reading === “michelada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025