| Change log entry 40307 | |
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| Processed by: | goldyn_chyld (2012-02-23 09:55:23 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 39053 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> 雞尾 = chicken (cock) + tail "The origin of the word cocktail is disputed. The first recorded use of the word cocktail is found in The Morning Post and Gazetteer in London, England on March 20, 1798." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail Origin of COCKTAIL probably from cock(1) + tail First Known Use: 1806 [cock(1) = "the adult male of the domestic chicken"] -- Webster |
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- 雞尾酒 鸡尾酒 [ji1 wei3 jiu3] /cocktail/ + 雞尾酒 鸡尾酒 [ji1 wei3 jiu3] /cocktail (loanword)/ |