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Dom Pedro

Dom Pedro

9.5
A cold dessert drink made by mixing ice cream with whisky, often served after dinner
  • noun
  • South African
translation icon : Dom Pedro

Examples

  • He ruled for nine years and abdicated in favor of his son Dom Pedro II, who ruled until 1889, when he was deposed.

    Academic text (2004)

  • His son Dom Pedro II ruled the Empire until 1889, when he was overthrown by a military coup, and the Republic of Brazil was proclaimed (3).

    Academic text (2004)

  • For dessert, we enjoyed a refreshing Dom Pedro, which combined creamy ice cream and smooth whisky.

  • At the dinner party, everyone savored a delicious Dom Pedro as a sweet end to the meal.

  • She recommended trying a Dom Pedro to anyone looking for a unique dessert cocktail.

Surface Forms

Dom Pedro singular
Dom Pedros plural

Morphology

dom + Pedro

The term is a proper name (Portuguese honorific + personal name) and contains no lexical cues to a dessert or alcoholic drink; 'dom' and 'Pedro' do not convey food/drink meanings. This is a culture-specific, eponymous beverage name whose meaning cannot be derived from the constituents, so a B1 learner who knows the words would not predict the cocktail sense.

Etymology

The South African dessert cocktail Dom Pedro may come from a noble name: Dom is a title for a lord and Pedro is a common royal name, so the drink was imagined as a rich, 'royal' treat. That's why the name fits a creamy ice-cream and whisky 'drink' served after dinner.