colada

[ koh-lah-duh ]

noun

1. piña colada.
2. a tall mixed drink of rum, cream of coconut, ice, and fruit or fruit juice, usually mixed in a blender and served with a fruit garnish:

   banana colada; strawberry colada.

Word History and Origins

Origin of colada¹

piña colada

Example Sentences

One of the standouts is a riff on the piña colada called “To the Moon,” with a not-of-this-planet look that comes by way of a bright purple butterfly pea flower extract and a dusting of cocktail glitter.

From Los Angeles Times

Or are they simply there to make plain old water taste like a piña colada?

From Los Angeles Times

“The kids are like, ‘We want a virgin mojito or a virgin piña colada, and the next thing you know I am paying $18 for each,” he said.

From Seattle Times

I went on a first date, where I ordered a virgin piña colada.

From Slate

Gino, who was publicly alleged by three data sleuths to have falsified data in four publications, is pursuing a $25 million lawsuit against Harvard, the school’s dean, and the sleuths, who blog collectively as Data Colada, for damage to her reputation and lost income and career opportunities.

From Science Magazine