Kahlúa en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈluːə/
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Kahlúa. Said by the company to be from an Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl term meaning “house of the Acolhua people”.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A brand of heavy, sweet, coffee flavored liqueur made in Mexico; a variety or serving of this drink.
Kahlúa, sweet and thick, painted itself in a coating on his tongue, not to be removed.
2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 378:He lifted the window. “What the hell are you doing down there?” he called down. “Are you drunk?” “No, actually, weirdly enough, we're sober,” Bingley called up. “Although I did have two Kahlúas, but I've probably walked those off by now."
2017, Melissa de la Cruz, Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 90:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahlúas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Kahlua | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (6)
fi Kahlúa (liqueur) · ru Калу́а (liqueur) · es Kahlúa (liqueur) · fr Kahlúa (liqueur) · cmn 墨西哥甘露咖啡力嬌酒 /墨西哥甘露咖啡力娇酒 (liqueur) · pl Kahlúa (liqueur)