cocktail
Significat
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- A mixed alcoholic beverage.
- A mixture of other substances or things.
- A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins.
- (slang) A mean, half-hearted fellow.
- A species of rove beetle, so called from its habit of elevating the tail.
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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈkɒk.teɪl/
Etimologia
Early 17th century, from cock (“male bird”) + tail, in the sense “(a horse with its) tail standing up, like a cock’s”. The origin of the extension to “an alcoholic mixed drink” is unknown. One theory is that it refers to a simulant (gingering), hence a simulating drink; compare pick-me-up. Another attested use is for non-thoroughbred racehorses: these were considered "cock-tailed" due to their docked tails. This may have led to the term "cocktail" (sense 1) being used for an adulterated spirit.
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