Cocktail

ya q estamos... cuál es el origen de la palabra “cocktail”? porque no creo q tenga nada de cock ni de tail...:)

Hola analaura!:)

I suspect that we will get a lot of different opinions on this. I have always wondered about it myself.

Here is an interesting version:


http://www.artofdrink.com/2008/08/or...d-cocktail.php

Dice aqui ....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail... quizás sea francés!

Acá tengo la respuesta a tu pregunta:

cocktail http://www.etymonline.com/graphics/dictionary.giffirst attested 1806; H.L. Mencken lists seven versions of its origin, perhaps the most persuasive is Fr. coquetier "egg-cup." In New Orleans, c.1795, Antoine Amédée Peychaud, an apothecary (and inventor of Peychaud bitters) held Masonic social gatherings at his ********, where he mixed brandy toddies with his own bitters and served them in an egg-cup. The drink took the name of the cup, in Eng. cocktay. Cocktail party first attested 1928.Saludos!! :cool: