different between cocktail vs mimosa

English

Etymology

Unknown; many unproven stories exist. The word first appeared in 1806 (see citation below).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?kte?l/

Noun

cocktail (plural cocktails)

1. A mixed alcoholic beverage.

   Synonyms: mixed drink, (abbreviation) ckt
2. (by extension) A mixture of other substances or things.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hodgepodge
3. A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Darwin to this entry?)

4. (Britain, slang, dated) A mean, half-hearted fellow.

   Synonym: coward
5. A species of rove beetle, so called from its habit of elevating the tail.

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Adjective

cocktail (comparative more cocktail, superlative most cocktail)

1. (obsolete) Ostentatiously lacking in manners.

Verb

cocktail (third-person singular simple present cocktails, present participle cocktailing, simple past and past participle cocktailed)

1. (transitive) To adulterate (fuel, etc.) by mixing in other substances.
2. (transitive) To treat (a person) to cocktails.

   He dined and cocktailed her at the most exclusive bars and restaurants.

See also

• swizzle
• See also Thesaurus:alcoholic beverage

References

• Michael Quinion (2004) , “Cocktail”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, ?ISBN

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English cocktail, which is of unclear origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?kte?l/
• Hyphenation: cock?tail

Noun

cocktail m (plural cocktails, diminutive cocktailtje n)

1. cocktail

Derived terms

• cocktailbar
• cocktailjurk
• cocktailparty
• cocktailsaus
• molotovcocktail

Finnish

Alternative forms

• koktaili

Etymology

Borrowed from English cocktail, which is of unclear origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kokt?i?l/, [?ko?kt??i?l]
• IPA^(key): /?koktei?l/, [?ko?kt?e?i?l]
• Syllabification: cock?tail

Noun

cocktail

1. cocktail (mixed drink)

Declension

Synonyms

• juomasekoitus
• kimara

French

Etymology

From English cocktail, which is of unclear origin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?k.t?l/

Noun

cocktail m (plural cocktails)

1. cocktail
2. (metonymically) cocktail party

Derived terms

• cocktail de crevettes

Further reading

• “cocktail” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

From English cocktail, which is of unclear origin.

Noun

cocktail m (invariable)

1. cocktail
2. cocktail party

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English cocktail.

Noun

cocktail m (definite singular cocktailen, indefinite plural cocktailer, definite plural cocktailene)

1. cocktail

References

• “cocktail” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English cocktail.

Noun

cocktail m (definite singular cocktailen, indefinite plural cocktailar, definite plural cocktailane)

1. cocktail

References

• “cocktail” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Noun

cocktail m (plural cocktails or cocktail)

1. Alternative spelling of cóctel

Swedish

Etymology

From English cocktail, which is of unclear origin.

Noun

cocktail c

1. cocktail

Declension

Derived terms

• cocktailparty
• cocktailpåse
• molotovcocktail

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• c?c tay

Etymology

From English cocktail, which is of unclear origin.

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [kok??? taj??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [kok???? taj??]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kok??? ta(?)j??]
• Phonetic: cô?c tay

Noun

cocktail

1. cocktail

See also

• r??u c?ctay

English

Etymology

From New Latin mimosa, from Latin mimus (“mime”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m??m??.s?/, /m??m??.z?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /m??mo?.s?/
• Rhymes: -??s?, -??z?

Noun

mimosa (plural mimosas or mimosae)

1. (botany) A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical climates, their leaves are usually prickly and sensitive to touch or light, and have small white or pink flowers.
2. Albizia species (silk tree, pink siris).
3. Acacia species.
4. A cocktail consisting of half champagne and half orange juice.

Translations

See also

• mimosa salad
• mimophant

Anagrams

• Maoism

Finnish

Noun

mimosa

1. Misspelling of mimoosa.

Usage notes

• Mimosa is used as Finnish female given name.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.mo.za/

Noun

mimosa m (plural mimosas)

1. mimosa

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi?mo.za/

Noun

mimosa f (plural mimose)

1. mimosa (plant and tree)

Anagrams

• sommai

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi?m?.z?/
• Hyphenation: mi?mo?sa

Noun

mimosa f (plural mimosas)

1. (botany) mimosa (any plant belonging to the genus Mimosa)
2. mandarin (fruit)
3. tangerine (variety of the mandarin orange)

Synonyms

• (mandarin): tangerina (widespread form) plus several regional synonyms in Brazil:
  • bergamota, vergamota, (South Brazil)
  • laranja-cravo (Northeast Brazil)
  • laranja-mimosa, mandarina, mexerica (Center-West and Southeast Brazil)
  • poncã (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, South Brazil)
  • tanja (Maranhão, Piauí)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi?mosa/, [mi?mo.sa]

Adjective

mimosa

1. feminine singular of mimoso