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How to pronounce cocktail in English?

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Type Words
Type of appetiser, starter, appetizer
Has types shrimp cocktail, crab cocktail, fruit cocktail
Type Words
Type of mixed drink
Has types harvey wallbanger, manhattan, margarita, martini, old fashioned, pink lady, planter's punch, rum cocktail, sazerac, screwdriver, sidecar, sour, stinger, white russian, bloody mary, bullshot, daiquiri, gimlet, gin and it, grasshopper

Examples of cocktail

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This year's vaccine is a cocktail of three strains of flu virus, including H1N1.
From the thenewstribune.com
All of those invited to the wedding also joined in the rehearsal cocktail party.
From the delawareonline.com
If formal functions are on the agenda, pack one or two no-crush cocktail frocks.
From the nzherald.co.nz
You can get even more involved by enrolling in a paella or cocktail masterclass.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
He serves his ice cream in a cocktail with Pepsi and mozzarella with watermelon.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Be careful to shave off any white pith as it can make the cocktail taste bitter.
From the nzherald.co.nz
With moody jazz and a killer cocktail list, you can't help but go with the flow.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Be sure to ask for the full cocktail menu, which also lists beers and aperitifs.
From the sfgate.com
Garnish with two raspberries on a cocktail stick separated by a fresh mint leaf.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • A short mixed drink
  • An appetizer served as a first course at a meal
  • When used to refer to any generic alcoholic mixed drink, cocktail may mean any beverage that contains three or more ingredients if at least one of those ingredients is alcohol.
  • Cocktail is a 2006 Hong Kong film produced and directed by Herman Yau and Long Ching.
  • Cocktail is the debut album from the Mexican Electro/Pop band Belanova. The album was recorded in Mexico City in 2002 and finally released on February 14th, 2003 without promotion. The album spent its first months on the shelves, but then radio picked up the first single, "Tus Ojos. ...
  • ITunes LP (referred to in pre-launch press by the code name Cocktail) is a format for interactive album artwork introduced by Apple Inc. on the 9 September 2009. ...
  • Cocktail is a romantic drama film released by Touchstone Pictures in 1988. It stars Tom Cruise as a talented and ambitious bartender who aspires to working in business and finds love with Elisabeth Shue while working at a bar in Jamaica. The original music score was composed by Maurice Jarre.
  • (Cocktails (album)) Cocktails is the ninth album from Oakland rapper Too Short. It is certified platinum and features performances by 2Pac, Ant Banks and The Dangerous Crew. DJ Screw used the beat "Cocktales" on Lil Keke's famous freestyle "Pimp Tha Pen".
  • A mixed alcoholic beverage containing several types of liquor; A mixture of other substances; festive, lively