Eurofizz cocktail
- noun
- UK
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cóctel Eurofizz
- The bartender recommended their signature Eurofizz cocktail for guests who like sparkling drinks.
Examples
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She learned how to make a Eurofizz cocktail during her vacation in Paris.
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Everyone at the summer gathering enjoyed a refreshing Eurofizz cocktail by the pool.
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The Eurofizz cocktail is my favorite drink.
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Would you like a Eurofizz cocktail?
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Everyone at the summer gathering enjoyed a refreshing Eurofizz cocktail by the pool.
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The bartender recommended their signature Eurofizz cocktail for guests who like sparkling drinks.
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She learned how to make a Eurofizz cocktail during her vacation in Paris.
Synonyms
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A light mixed drink with alcohol and sparkling water
Surface Forms
Morphology
Eurofizz + cocktail
The noun 'cocktail' makes the overall lexical class immediately clear to a learner who knows that word (a mixed alcoholic drink), so the phrase signals a type of drink. However, 'Eurofizz' is a nonce/brand-like formation (apparently Euro + fizz) that is not a standard lexical item, so its specific properties (sparkling, European style) are only partially inferable rather than fully predictable.
Etymology
Eurofizz cocktail may come from combining Euro for Europe and fizz for the bubbling sound and bubbles of fizzy drinks, so picture people in a European cafe sipping a sparkling mixed drink. That's why the name refers to 'a sparkling cocktail popular in Europe' made with spirits and carbonated drinks.