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dai⋅qui⋅ri

[dahy-kuh-ree, dak-uh-]
–noun, plural -ris.
a cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice, and sugar, often with the addition of fruit and ice and mixed in an electric blender: a frozen banana daiquiri.

Origin:
1915–20; named after Daiquirí, town on the east coast of Cuba
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dai·qui·ri   (dī'kə-rē, dāk'ə-)   
n.   pl. dai·qui·ris
An iced cocktail of rum, lime or lemon juice, and sugar.

[After Daiquirí, a village of eastern Cuba.]
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daiquiri 
"type of alcoholic drink," 1920 (first recorded in F. Scott Fitzgerald), from Daiquiri, name of a district or village in eastern Cuba.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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