Tequila

See also: tequila

English

Etymology

From Spanish Tequila. Doublet of tequila.

Proper noun

Tequila

1. A town in Jalisco, Mexico.

Anagrams

• liquate

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tequila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈkiːla/

• Audio

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Noun

Tequila m (strong, genitive Tequilas or Tequila, plural Tequilas)

1. tequila (an alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana)

Declension

Declension of Tequila [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tequila	die	Tequilas
genitive	eines	des	Tequilas, Tequila	der	Tequilas
dative	einem	dem	Tequila	den	Tequilas
accusative	einen	den	Tequila	die	Tequilas

Further reading

• “Tequila” in Duden online

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Tequillan, Tecuila (“place of tribute”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈkila/ [t̪eˈki.la]
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: Te‧qui‧la

Proper noun

Tequila f

1. A town in Jalisco, Mexico

Derived terms

• tequila
• tequilense