rum cocktail
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- noun
- /rʌm ˈkɒk.teɪl/
- drink rum cocktails
Examples
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She ordered a rum cocktail crowded with small umbrellas and leaned back, crossing her legs in a way she hoped was sophisticated.
Fiction book (1991) -
She ordered a rum cocktail topped with colorful umbrellas and felt instantly relaxed.
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At the beach bar, I enjoyed a refreshing rum cocktail with fresh lime juice.
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He mixed a delicious rum cocktail using dark rum, pineapple juice, and coconut cream.
Synonyms
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A cold drink made by mixing different kinds of alcohol and other ingredients
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A cold drink made with rum, lime, mint, sugar, and soda water served with ice
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A cold cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon
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3.4
A sweet cold cocktail made with coconut and fruit juice, often with rum
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A cold sweet drink made with rum, pineapple juice, and coconut cream, blended with ice
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An alcoholic drink made by mixing spirits with juice or other drinks
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A tall foamy drink made with rum, lime, and sugar shaken with ice
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An alcoholic drink made with several rums and fruit juices
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A sweet cocktail made with rum, lime or lemon juice and sugar
A mixed drink of rum, sugar, water, often with lemon juice
A strong rum cocktail with fruit juice and apricot liqueur
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'cocktail' denotes a mixed alcoholic drink and 'rum' names the spirit used, so 'rum cocktail' straightforwardly means a cocktail made with rum. This type-of noun–noun construction is common cross-linguistically and will be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Rum cocktail may come from sailors in the Caribbean who mixed strong rum with lime or lemon and a little sugar to make a sharp, refreshing drink. That's why it now means a mixed drink where rum is the 'main ingredient'.