jigger
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈdʒɪɡər/
:
medidor
- To make an accurate cocktail, measure out a jigger of whiskey for each drink.
- pour a jigger
- two jiggers
Examples
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If that's your attitude, I'll have to drown my sorrows with a jigger of rye.
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Two and a half jiggers bacardi white label rum, juice of two limes, half a grapefruit, plus six drops of maraschino.
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Milk and a jigger of rum.
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Two jiggers of champagne to one jigger of poison.
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She's working her way through a jigger of rye.
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In the kitchen, Hoot fixed us both a drink: three or four cubes of ice, a jigger or two of water, the rest Jim Beam.
Fiction book (1994) -
Another full jigger of whiskey, 2 dashes of bitters.
Blog text (32) -
For this month, I have chosen the theme of equal part cocktails—those simple drinks where only one jigger is needed despite how many ingredients are added.
Blog text (6) -
If serving duck to the king, a host might want to shred orange rind over the bird's skin, then pour a jigger or two of brandy on the platter and set it aflame.
Fiction book (1998) -
When following the recipe, pour a jigger of rum into the mixer.
Synonyms
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1.8
A small glass that holds one small drink of strong alcohol like whiskey or tequila
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8.5
A small glass that holds about one ounce of liquor
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jigger for a small drink measure likely grew from words like jig or jag that suggested a 'short drink' or something small, so the word came to mean a small standard cup for spirits. That's why a bartender uses a jigger to pour an exact, small amount.