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tequila

[tuh-kee-luh]

noun

  1. a strong liquor from Mexico, distilled from fermented mash of an agave.

  2. the plant itself, Agave tequilana.



tequila

/ ɪˈ쾱ːə /

noun

  1. a spirit that is distilled in Mexico from an agave plant and forms the basis of many mixed drinks

  2. the plant, Agave tequilana, from which this drink is made

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tequila1

First recorded in 1840–50; after Tequila, a town in Jalisco, Mexico, a center for its production
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tequila1

C19: from Mexican Spanish, from Tequila , region of Mexico
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The star is accused of inflicting an "unprovoked attack" on a music producer with a tequila bottle at a nightclub in London while on his last UK tour in 2023.

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Her son, a tequila industry worker, was kidnapped 12 years ago and never heard from again.

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Chris Brown will remain in London until mid-June as he faces prosecution for allegedly attacking a man with a tequila bottle.

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He was arrested last week and later charged with grievous bodily harm over an incident in which he allegedly attacked a music producer with a tequila bottle at the Tape nightclub in London's Mayfair.

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The encounter took a turn when Brown allegedly began beating Diaw “on top of the head” with the tequila bottle, striking the top left side of his head three times, the lawsuit said.

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