ค็อกเทล
cocktail
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This word refers to a cocktail, usually an alcoholic drink made by mixing spirits with juice, soda, syrup, or other ingredients. It also appears in the names of certain foods and products.
cocktail
An alcoholic drink made by combining spirits with ingredients such as juice, soda, syrup, or other liquors.
Learning notes
Explanation
ค็อกเทล is a loanword from English “cocktail.” It usually means an alcoholic drink made by mixing spirits with juice, soda, syrup, or other ingredients. Common combinations include สั่งค็อกเทล “order a cocktail” and ดื่มค็อกเทล “drink a cocktail.” When counting cocktails by the glass, แก้ว is normally used as the classifier. The word also occurs in food and product names, where it does not necessarily imply alcohol.
Usage
It is commonly used when ordering or describing drinks at bars, hotels, restaurants, and parties. It also appears in restaurant menus and food product names.
Caution
On its own, ค็อกเทล normally suggests an alcoholic drink. For a nonalcoholic version, say ค็อกเทลไม่มีแอลกอฮอล์ or ม็อกเทล “mocktail.” In food names such as ไส้กรอกค็อกเทล, the word does not mean that the food contains alcohol.