tequila

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mexican Spanish tequila, from Tequila, a town in Jalisco. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtəˈkiː.lə/ === Noun === tequila (countable and uncountable, plural tequilas) An alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana. ==== Derived terms ==== tequila cream tequila slammer tequila sunrise tequilatini tequini ==== Related terms ==== tequilero ==== Translations ==== === See also === batanga mescal pulque === Anagrams === liquate == Dutch == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish tequila. The hyperforeign pronunciations listed in this entry seem to assume a Spanish form *tequilla, or simply result from a misunderstanding of Spanish pronunciation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /təˈki.laː/, (hyperforeign) /təˈki.jaː/, /təˈkil.jaː/ === Noun === tequila f (plural tequila's, diminutive tequilaatje n) tequila === Further reading === tequila on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Estonian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish tequila. === Noun === tequila (genitive tequila, partitive tequila't) alternative form of tekiila ==== Usage notes ==== This word is a "citation word" (tsitaatsõna) and is only written in cursive. ==== Declension ==== === References === tequila in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “tequila”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 “tequila”, in [VSL] Võõrsõnade leksikon [Lexicon of Foreign Words] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012 == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish tequila. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈteki(ː)lɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞k̟i(ː)lɑ̝] Rhymes: -ekilɑ === Noun === tequila tequila ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “tequila”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == French == === Alternative forms === téquila (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish tequila. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /te.ki.la/ === Noun === tequila f (plural tequilas) tequila (beverage) === Further reading === “tequila”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === qualité == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish tequila. === Noun === tequila f (invariable) tequila peyote (mescal) cactus == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish tequila. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛˈki.la/ Rhymes: -ila Syllabification: te‧qui‧la === Noun === tequila f tequila ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === tequila in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN tequila in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mexican Spanish tequila. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: te‧qui‧la === Noun === tequila f (plural tequilas) tequila (Mexican agave liquor) === Further reading === “tequila”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tequila”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Tequila, the town in Jalisco, Mexico where the drink was originally made. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /teˈkila/ [t̪eˈki.la] Rhymes: -ila Syllabification: te‧qui‧la === Noun === tequila m (plural tequilas) tequila ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: tequila → Russian: теки́ла (tekíla) → Turkish: tekila === Further reading === “tequila”, 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 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /teˈkiːlɑ/ === Noun === tequila c tequila ==== Declension ==== === References === tequila in Svensk ordbok (SO) tequila in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) tequila in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)