tequilan.

/teɪˈkiːlə/

Forms: Also tequela, tequilla.

Etymology: < Mexican Spanish, < the name of a town which is one of the centres of its production.

A gin-like Mexican spirit made by distilling the fermented sap of a maguey, Agave tequilana. Cf. mescal n., pulque n.

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1849 J. Gregg Diary & Lett. (1944) II. 317 So celebrated has this place become, for the manufacture of superior mezcal, that that taken from here is known by the name of Tequila.

1894 Harper's Mag. Feb. 351/2 Between various cigarettes, the last drink of tequela, and the drying of our clothes, we passed the time.

1926 D. H. Lawrence Plumed Serpent iv. 80 The fiery white brandy distilled from the maguey: mescal, tequila.

1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? vii. 110 Burning my stomach with enchillada and my brain with more tequilla.

1953 W. S. Burroughs Junkie xiii. 128 Every morning when I woke up, I washed down benzedrine, sanicin, and a piece of hop with black coffee and a shot of tequila.

1958 P. Highsmith Game for Living (1959) ii. 22 Theodore heard..liquor being poured into a glass, and he knew it would be Lelia's yellowish tequila.

1969 J. Mander Static Society vii. 196 Fuentes had been initiating me into the art of drinking Mexican tequila (with salt and lemon).

1977 Playgirl May 124/1 For the woman whose liquor larder extends beyond beer and wine, tequila is now a necessity.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

tequila sour n.

ΚΠ

1966 T. Pynchon Crying of Lot 49 iii. 59 ‘Who's your client?’ asked Metzger, holding out a tequila sour.

tequila-based adj.

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1977 T. Heald Just Desserts vii. 156 He was drinking a tequila-based cocktail.

C2.

tequila plant n. the maguey from the sap of which tequila is made.

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1979 P. Theroux Old Patagonian Express iii. 52 I saw a field of upright swords. It might have been sisal, but more likely was the tequila plant.

tequila sunrise n. a name given to cocktails containing tequila and grenadine.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > tequila cocktail

margarita?c1950

tequila sunrise1965

tequila slammer1985

1965 O. A. Mendelsohn Dict. Drink 336 Tequila Sunrise, mixed drink of tequila, lemon juice, grenadine and cinnamon liqueur.

1976 Daily Tel. 11 June (Colour Suppl.) 42/3 A Tequila Sunrise has become the ‘in’ drink at many ski resorts and single bars. It is tequila and orange juice, with half an ounce of grenadine poured on top to filter dramatically down through the drink.

Draft additions September 2021

tequila slammer n. (a) a cocktail made from tequila mixed with a bubbly beverage, which is covered, slammed down on a hard surface so as to cause the contents to fizz, and then drunk in one gulp; (b) a shot of neat tequila which a person consumes in a single gulp after placing salt on the tongue and before sucking a lime or lemon wedge.Cf. slightly earlier slammer n.¹ Additions.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > tequila cocktail

margarita?c1950

tequila sunrise1965

tequila slammer1985

1985 H. Collins Drink Guide 165 Tequila slammer. 1½ oz tequila. 7-Up. Use a 2oz. shot glass. Put the tequila in first. Then float the 7-Up. Then carefully and quickly place a napkin over the shot glass and slam the contents down. Drink immediately.

1996 Independent (Nexis) 1 Dec. (Food & Drink section) 63 Tequila has won fans among a certain class of urban lout. These people sink tequila ‘slammers’: mix a shot with fizzy wine or lemonade, agitate, down in one. The aim is to get drunk ASAP.

1998 D. Francis Field of 13 254 Tequila Slammer, she thought. A pinch of salt on the tongue, toss back a jigger of neat tequila, suck a slice of lime.

2015 L. Diamond Year of taking Chances xxxiii. 394 She and her mates have just lined up a row of tequila slammers and necked the lot.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	tequila
释义	tequilan. /teɪˈkiːlə/ Forms: Also tequela, tequilla. Etymology: < Mexican Spanish, < the name of a town which is one of the centres of its production. A gin-like Mexican spirit made by distilling the fermented sap of a maguey, Agave tequilana. Cf. mescal n., pulque n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others koumiss1598 nugs of balm1609 rakia1613 pariah-arrack1671 stalagma1684 fenouillette1706 aguardiente1752 fennel water1757 rakia1778 mahua1810 mahua-arrack1813 kirschwasser1819 mescal1826 still-spirit1832 mobbie1833 zibib1836 potato spirit1839 mowra1846 tequila1849 Jersey lightning1852 petit baume1858 kirsch1869 mastic1876 Hoochinoo1877 mastic brandy1883 mastika1889 hooch1897 ouzo1897 milk-whisky1906 mahua spirit1920 shochu1938 mirabelle1940 tsipouro1947 mahua liquor1961 Mao-tai1962 changaa1975 reposado1982 1849 J. Gregg Diary & Lett. (1944) II. 317 So celebrated has this place become, for the manufacture of superior mezcal, that that taken from here is known by the name of Tequila. 1894 Harper's Mag. Feb. 351/2 Between various cigarettes, the last drink of tequela, and the drying of our clothes, we passed the time. 1926 D. H. Lawrence Plumed Serpent iv. 80 The fiery white brandy distilled from the maguey: mescal, tequila. 1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? vii. 110 Burning my stomach with enchillada and my brain with more tequilla. 1953 W. S. Burroughs Junkie xiii. 128 Every morning when I woke up, I washed down benzedrine, sanicin, and a piece of hop with black coffee and a shot of tequila. 1958 P. Highsmith Game for Living (1959) ii. 22 Theodore heard..liquor being poured into a glass, and he knew it would be Lelia's yellowish tequila. 1969 J. Mander Static Society vii. 196 Fuentes had been initiating me into the art of drinking Mexican tequila (with salt and lemon). 1977 Playgirl May 124/1 For the woman whose liquor larder extends beyond beer and wine, tequila is now a necessity. Compounds C1. General attributive. a. tequila sour n. ΚΠ 1966 T. Pynchon Crying of Lot 49 iii. 59 ‘Who's your client?’ asked Metzger, holding out a tequila sour. b. tequila-based adj. ΚΠ 1977 T. Heald Just Desserts vii. 156 He was drinking a tequila-based cocktail. C2. tequila plant n. the maguey from the sap of which tequila is made. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Amaryllidaceae > [noun] > types of maguey1555 melt1605 pancratium1664 aloe1665 pita1698 mescal1709 maypole1750 agave1760 poison bulb1776 kukumakranka1793 furcraea1821 zephyranthes1821 century plant1827 mescal button1887 tequila plant1979 1979 P. Theroux Old Patagonian Express iii. 52 I saw a field of upright swords. It might have been sisal, but more likely was the tequila plant. tequila sunrise n. a name given to cocktails containing tequila and grenadine. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > tequila cocktail margarita?c1950 tequila sunrise1965 tequila slammer1985 1965 O. A. Mendelsohn Dict. Drink 336 Tequila Sunrise, mixed drink of tequila, lemon juice, grenadine and cinnamon liqueur. 1976 Daily Tel. 11 June (Colour Suppl.) 42/3 A Tequila Sunrise has become the ‘in’ drink at many ski resorts and single bars. It is tequila and orange juice, with half an ounce of grenadine poured on top to filter dramatically down through the drink. Draft additions September 2021 tequila slammer n. (a) a cocktail made from tequila mixed with a bubbly beverage, which is covered, slammed down on a hard surface so as to cause the contents to fizz, and then drunk in one gulp; (b) a shot of neat tequila which a person consumes in a single gulp after placing salt on the tongue and before sucking a lime or lemon wedge.Cf. slightly earlier slammer n.¹ Additions. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > tequila cocktail margarita?c1950 tequila sunrise1965 tequila slammer1985 1985 H. Collins Drink Guide 165 Tequila slammer. 1½ oz tequila. 7-Up. Use a 2oz. shot glass. Put the tequila in first. Then float the 7-Up. Then carefully and quickly place a napkin over the shot glass and slam the contents down. Drink immediately. 1996 Independent (Nexis) 1 Dec. (Food & Drink section) 63 Tequila has won fans among a certain class of urban lout. These people sink tequila ‘slammers’: mix a shot with fizzy wine or lemonade, agitate, down in one. The aim is to get drunk ASAP. 1998 D. Francis Field of 13 254 Tequila Slammer, she thought. A pinch of salt on the tongue, toss back a jigger of neat tequila, suck a slice of lime. 2015 L. Diamond Year of taking Chances xxxiii. 394 She and her mates have just lined up a row of tequila slammers and necked the lot. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1849
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