NADA daiquiri

7.0

A cold fruit drink like a cocktail made without alcohol

noun

: daiquiri sin alcohol

She ordered a NADA daiquiri at the bar so she could enjoy the taste without the alcohol.

Examples

The restaurant's NADA daiquiri was just as refreshing as the classic version.
Can I have a NADA daiquiri with mango?
At the party, many guests chose a NADA daiquiri for a fun, alcohol-free option.
I ordered a NADA daiquiri at the beach bar.
At the party, many guests chose a NADA daiquiri for a fun, alcohol-free option.
She ordered a NADA daiquiri at the bar so she could enjoy the taste without the alcohol.
The restaurant's NADA daiquiri was just as refreshing as the classic version.

Synonyms

fruit drink

vsNADA daiquiri

2 1.5

A sweet drink made from fruit juice mixed with water and often added sugar

is a crafted nonalcoholic cocktail using juice rather than a simple diluted drink

fruitade

vsNADA daiquiri

3.5

A sweet cold drink made from fruit juice

is a mixed cocktail style nonalcoholic drink made with juice and extras

Surface Forms

NADA daiquiri singular

NADA daiquiris plural

Morphology

nada + daiquiri

The phrase transparently combines a negator 'nada' (none/without) with the drink name 'daiquiri', so a learner who knows both words can infer it means a daiquiri without the usual alcoholic ingredient. This follows a common compositional pattern (negator + noun = non-<noun> variant) and is therefore immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

NADA daiquiri comes from the Spanish word nada meaning 'nothing' and the drink daiquiri. So a NADA daiquiri is a daiquiri with 'no alcohol', usually made with fruit juice, and that is why the name means 'non-alcoholic'.