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tequila Definition

te·quila (tə kē)

noun

  1. a strong alcoholic liquor of Mexico, distilled esp. from a mash made from the core of certain agaves
  2. a Mexican agave (Agave tequilana) that is a source of tequila and mescal

Etymology: AmSp < Nahuatl Tuiquila, region in Mexico (orig. name of a tribe), where orig. produced

tequila Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • drink: A night out at one of Guadalajara's night clubs or drinking tequila at a family celebration is all part of life.
  • have: Later, she indicates from the stage - while obviously trying to rouse herself - she'd had too much tequila the night before.
  • age: The 1800 Tequila popular today as a premium drink, was actually produced in 1800, the year of the first successfully aged tequila.
  • add: Add the tequila, cranberry juice, and ice.

Adjective modifier

  • 3cl: Mexican Madras 3cl gold tequila 6cl cranberry juice 1.5cl fresh orange juice dash fresh lime juice Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
  • 4cl: Brave Bull 4cl silver tequila 2cl Kahlua Pour all ingredients into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice.
  • 6cl: Tequila Sour 6cl silver tequila 1cl fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon caster sugar Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
  • good: Mexican Salsa Good standard Mexican, nice atmosphere, good tequila, reasonably priced.
  • white: At times, the white tequila is aged for 11 months in new oak barrels.
  • cheap: What has that series got on the rustic atmosphere and cheap tequila of El Paso's.

Modifies a noun

  • slammer: Minutes before this he had been running around giving out copious amounts of tequila slammers.
  • flavor: Choose from vodka flavor with a scorpion or tequila flavor with a worm.
  • shot: But soon he was drinking brandy after his lunch and then he was doing tequila shots before he left the house.
  • sunrise: Not many of them are drinking tequila sunrises either.
  • bar: And so this is the story of how the Queen of England came to jointly manage a small tequila bar in Mexico.
  • cocktail: Once again, Ben Reed has hit the nail on the head with Margaritas and other tequila cocktails.

Noun used with modifier

  • silver: Tequila Sour 6cl silver tequila 1cl fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon caster sugar Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
  • gold: Mexican Madras 3cl gold tequila 6cl cranberry juice 1.5cl fresh orange juice dash fresh lime juice Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
  • 5cl: Midsummer's Night Dream 5cl silver tequila 1.5cl pineapple juice 1.5cl fresh lime juice dash grenadine Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
  • drinking: Endowments, like nuclear fission and drinking tequila, were a good idea at the time.

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