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The correct spelling is cocktail.
How to pronounce cocktail
/ˈkɒkteɪl/
nounIPA: /ˈkɒkteɪl/
Say it like: Cok-tay-l
The correct spelling is cocktail. A mixed alcoholic beverage. For example: "Scientists found a cocktail of pollutants in the river downstream from the chemical factory."
Usage Examples
“Scientists found a cocktail of pollutants in the river downstream from the chemical factory.”
“He dined and cocktailed her at the most exclusive bars and restaurants.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A mixed alcoholic beverage.
- 2.A mixture of other substances or things.
- 3.A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins.
- 4.A mean, half-hearted fellow; a coward.
- 5.A species of rove beetle, so called from its habit of elevating the tail.
verb
- 1.To adulterate (fuel, etc.) by mixing in other substances.
- 2.To treat (a person) to cocktails.
adjective
- 1.Ostentatiously lacking in manners.
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