mai tai

[ mahy tahy ]

noun

1. a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mai tai¹

Of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Grab dinner at nearby old-school haunt Chez Jay or head a little farther afield for a knee-wobbling mai tai at the Galley.

From Los Angeles Times

The mai tai was created in 1944 at a Trader Vic’s restaurant in Oakland across the bay.

From Seattle Times

“The martini. The mai tai. And the Uber ride back home,” reads another.

From Seattle Times

But English actually prefers some drinks served this way, such as a mai tai or a margarita on the rocks, whose aesthetics and noncarbonated ingredients lend themselves well to the dirty dump technique.

From Scientific American

You’re sipping a mai tai; they’re ripping shots.

From Washington Post