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masculine

/kɔk.tɛl/

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Translation

cocktail, drinks party

Word origin

Borrowed from American English 'cocktail', a compound of cock and tail whose exact motivation is disputed. The mixed drink sense is attested in New York papers from the early nineteenth century.

Origin: English
Root: cocktail
English cognates: cocktail

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralcocktails

Examples

He is making a cocktail for his friends.

euros.

The cocktails cost ten euros.

She is drinking her cocktail by the pool.

This cocktail is too strong for me.

We are going to a drinks party this evening.

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This word is part of lesson 54.