plural mai tais
: a cocktail made with rum, curaçao, orgeat, lime, and fruit juices

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Classic cocktails like the mai tai and an espresso martini have been added, too, as well as unique drinks, beer and wine. Arika Herron, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024 The cocktails from beverage director Dave Purcell (also of the Waterfront, and formerly of Melrose Umbrella Co. and the NoMad) include riffs on classics such as the martini, the mai tai, the whiskey sour, the espresso martini, the Garibaldi and more. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024 The quince and Earl Grey martini and morello cherry mai tai were also popular choices. Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 25 July 2024 Golf and a mai tai lunch at Monkeypod Kitchen could be on the agenda in Wailea, along with a sunrise or sunset excursion to Haleakala. Catherine Garcia, theweek, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for mai tai 

Word History

Etymology

Tahitian maitai good

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mai tai was in 1961

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“Mai tai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mai%20tai. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

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