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Kahlua

Kahlua

4 7.4
A sweet alcoholic drink flavored with coffee, often used in cocktails and desserts
  • noun
  • /kəˈluːə/
translation icon : Kahlúa
  • "Amends were made," he adds, "when she brought me a box of Kahlua brownies... in the hospital."
  • Kahlua and coffee
  • Kahlua concoction

Examples

  • The bartender prepared a delicious cocktail using Kahlua and coffee.

  • A half-empty bottle of Kahlua lay next to a bottle of Scotch.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • A Kahlua Black Russian for the lady.

    Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2015)

  • Please do not order a Kahlua and milk.

    Blinder (2013)

  • I'm gonna totally get a Kahlua and milk.

    Blinder (2013)

  • No ice, hold the vodka, hold the Kahlua.

    Catwoman (2004)

  • Another Kahlua and ginger ale, please.

    The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)

  • At the table next to the answering machine, the Dude is mixing Kahlua, rum, and milk.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • So it's like a chocolate cake, chocolate chip Bundt cake with Kahlua, which is like a, a coffee liqueur.

  • Deviled eggs for the appetizer, Kahlua turkey and Kahlua yams, fresh cranberry sauce, a simple mushroom stuffing, and salad.

    Blog text (17)

Synonyms

coffee liqueur
vsKahlua
1 4.6

A sweet drink with alcohol and coffee flavor

is a specific, named example from Mexico often used in cocktails and desserts

Surface Forms

Kahlua singular
Kahluas plural

Etymology

Kahlua comes from Mexico and began as a brand name for a sweet coffee liqueur made there. A helpful way to remember Kahlua is to think of it as bottled 'coffee' with a little rum, which is why it flavors many cocktails and desserts.