Kahlúa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Kahlúa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈluːə/
• Rhymes: -uːə

Proper noun

Kahlúa (countable and uncountable, plural Kahlúas)

1. A brand of heavy, sweet, coffee flavored liqueur made in Mexico; a variety or serving of this drink.
   • 2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 378:

     Kahlúa, sweet and thick, painted itself in a coating on his tongue, not to be removed.

   • 2017, Melissa de la Cruz, Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 90:

     He lifted the window. “What the hell are you doing down there?” he called down. “Are you drunk?” “No, actually, weirdly enough, we're sober,” Bingley called up. “Although I did have two Kahlúas, but I've probably walked those off by now."

Alternative forms

• Kahlua

Translations

liqueur

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 墨西哥甘露咖啡力嬌酒／墨西哥甘露咖啡力娇酒 (Mòxīgē gānlù kāfēi lìjiāojiǔ)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: Kahlúa
• French: Kahlúa m
• Russian: Калу́а m (Kalúa)
• Spanish: Kahlúa

See also

• Tia Maria

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈlua/ [kaˈlu.a]
• Rhymes: -ua
• Syllabification: Kah‧lú‧a

Proper noun

Kahlúa f

1. Kahlúa