tequila

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish tequila, from Tequila, a town in Jalisco.

Pronunciation

Noun

tequila (countable and uncountable, plural tequilas)

  1. An alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.
    • 1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano, New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, page 149:
      For a moment the bottle of tequila at the bottom of the garden gleamed on his soul, then the Consul stumbled into his bedroom.

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Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish tequila. The hyperforeign pronunciations listed in this entry seem to assume a Spanish form *tequilla, or simply result from a misunderstanding of Spanish pronunciation.

Pronunciation

Noun

tequila f (plural tequila's, diminutive tequilaatje n)

  1. tequila

Further reading

Estonian

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish tequila.

Noun

tequila (genitive tequila, partitive tequila't)

  1. alternative form of tekiila

Usage notes

This word is a "citation word" (tsitaatsõna) and is only written in cursive.

Declension

References

  • tequila in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • tequila”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • tequila”, in Võõrsõnade leksikon (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tequila.

Pronunciation

Noun

tequila

  1. tequila

Declension

Inflection of tequila (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative tequila tequilat
genitive tequilan tequiloiden
tequiloitten
tequilojen
partitive tequilaa tequiloita
tequiloja
illative tequilaan tequiloihin
singular plural
nominative tequila tequilat
accusative nom. tequila tequilat
gen. tequilan
genitive tequilan tequiloiden
tequiloitten
tequilojen
tequilain rare
partitive tequilaa tequiloita
tequiloja
inessive tequilassa tequiloissa
elative tequilasta tequiloista
illative tequilaan tequiloihin
adessive tequilalla tequiloilla
ablative tequilalta tequiloilta
allative tequilalle tequiloille
essive tequilana tequiloina
translative tequilaksi tequiloiksi
abessive tequilatta tequiloitta
instructive tequiloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tequila (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tequilani tequilani
accusative nom. tequilani tequilani
gen. tequilani
genitive tequilani tequiloideni
tequiloitteni
tequilojeni
tequilaini rare
partitive tequilaani tequiloitani
tequilojani
inessive tequilassani tequiloissani
elative tequilastani tequiloistani
illative tequilaani tequiloihini
adessive tequilallani tequiloillani
ablative tequilaltani tequiloiltani
allative tequilalleni tequiloilleni
essive tequilanani tequiloinani
translative tequilakseni tequiloikseni
abessive tequilattani tequiloittani
instructive
comitative tequiloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tequilasi tequilasi
accusative nom. tequilasi tequilasi
gen. tequilasi
genitive tequilasi tequiloidesi
tequiloittesi
tequilojesi
tequilaisi rare
partitive tequilaasi tequiloitasi
tequilojasi
inessive tequilassasi tequiloissasi
elative tequilastasi tequiloistasi
illative tequilaasi tequiloihisi
adessive tequilallasi tequiloillasi
ablative tequilaltasi tequiloiltasi
allative tequilallesi tequiloillesi
essive tequilanasi tequiloinasi
translative tequilaksesi tequiloiksesi
abessive tequilattasi tequiloittasi
instructive
comitative tequiloinesi

Further reading

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tequila.

Pronunciation

Noun

tequila f (plural tequilas)

  1. tequila (beverage)

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tequila.

Noun

tequila f (invariable)

  1. tequila
  2. peyote (mescal) cactus

Polish

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tequile

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish tequila.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛˈki.la/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ila
  • Syllabification: te‧qui‧la

Noun

tequila f

  1. tequila

Declension

Further reading

  • tequila in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tequila in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish tequila.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: te‧qui‧la

Noun

tequila f (plural tequilas)

  1. tequila (Mexican agave liquor)

Spanish

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Etymology

From Tequila, the town in Jalisco, Mexico where the drink was originally made.

Pronunciation

Noun

tequila m (plural tequilas)

  1. tequila

Descendants

  • English: tequila
  • Russian: теки́ла (tekíla)
  • Turkish: tekila

Further reading

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

tequila c

  1. tequila

Declension

Declension of tequila
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tequila tequilas
definite tequilan tequilans
plural indefinite
definite

References