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"Cocktails" is a form of "cocktail", a noun which is often translated as "el cóctel". Learn more about "cocktail" below.
cocktail(
kak
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teyl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (beverage)
a. el cóctel (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I entered a crowded room full of well-dressed people drinking cocktails.Entré en una sala llena de gente elegantemente vestida tomando cócteles.
b. el coctel (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The bartender was expertly mixing cocktails in a silver shaker.El barman mezclaba cocteles con maestría en una coctelera plateada.
c. el combinado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The menu offers a wide selection of beverages and cocktails.El menú ofrece una amplia selección de bebidas y combinados.
2. (mixture)
a. el cóctel (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A poisonous cocktail of chemicals is polluting the river and killing fish.Un cóctel tóxico de sustancias químicas está contaminando el río y matando peces.
