tequila en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌtəˈkiː.lə/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish tequila, from Tequila, a town in Jalisco.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.
For a moment the bottle of tequila at the bottom of the garden gleamed on his soul, then the Consul stumbled into his bedroom.
1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano, New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, page 149:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tequilas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tequilatini · tequila agave · tequini · tequila cream · tequila slammer · tequila sunrise
Relateds
pulque · mescal · tequilero · batanga
Translations (34)
eo tekilo (liquor) · mk теки́ла (liquor) · fr téquila (liquor) · it tequila (liquor) · fo tequila (liquor) · hy տեկիլա (liquor) · gl tequila (liquor) · tl tekila (liquor) · ru теки́ла (liquor) · es tequila (liquor) · ko 데킬라 (liquor) · ja テキーラ (liquor) · pl tequila (liquor) · nah tequillan mexcalli (liquor) · uk текі́ла (liquor) · lv tekila (liquor) · ko 테킬라 (liquor) · ar تِكِيلَا (liquor) · pt tequila (liquor) · cmn 龍舌蘭酒 /龙舌兰酒 (liquor) · sv tequila (liquor) · ar تَكِيلَا (liquor) · de Tequila (liquor) · ca tequila (liquor) · tr tekila (liquor) · el τεκίλα (liquor) · et tekiila (liquor) · yi טעקילע (liquor) · fi tequila (liquor) · is tekíla (liquor) · he טֶקִילָה (liquor) · fr tequila (liquor) · et tequila (liquor) · lt tekilà (liquor)