cocktail (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *cocktail*:
NOUN	food	cocktail	a short mixed drink
NOUN	food	cocktail	an appetizer served as a first course at a meal

cocktail > pronunciation
Sounds	kaa'ktey.l
Rhymes	ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl...

English > *cocktail*: 2 senses > noun 1, food
Meaning	A short mixed drink.
Narrower	Bloody Mary	A cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice
	Harvey Wallbanger	A cocktail made of vodka or gin and orange juice and Galliano
	Sazerac	A cocktail made with bourbon with bitters and Pernod and sugar served with lemon peel
	White Russian	A cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and milk or cream
	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
	gin and it	A cocktail made of gin and sweet vermouth
	grasshopper	A cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)
	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
	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
	planter's punch	A cocktail made of rum and lime or lemon juice with sugar and sometimes bitters
	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
Broader	mixed drink	made of two or more ingredients
Spanish	cocktail, coctel, cóctel
Catalan	còctel

English > *cocktail*: 2 senses > noun 2, food
Meaning	An appetizer served as a first course at a meal.
Narrower	crab cocktail	A cocktail of cold cooked crabmeat and a sauce
	fruit cocktail	A mixture of sliced or diced fruits
	shrimp cocktail	A cocktail of cold cooked shrimp and a sauce
Broader	appetizer, appetiser, starter	Food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
Spanish	cóctel
Catalan	còctel

HyperDic: cocktail