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fruit cocktail

fruit cock·tail
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [froot kok-teyl]
    • /frut ˈkɒkˌteɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [froot kok-teyl]
    • /frut ˈkɒkˌteɪl/

Definitions of fruit cocktail words

  • noun fruit cocktail an assortment of fruits cut into sections or pieces and served in a cup or a glass as an appetizer or dessert. 1
  • noun fruit cocktail mixed-fruit dish 1
  • variable noun fruit cocktail Fruit cocktail is a mixture of pieces of different kinds of fruit eaten as part of a meal. 0
  • noun fruit cocktail fruit salad consisting of small or diced fruits 0
See all 4 definitions of fruit cocktail

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Origin of fruit cocktail

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Fruit cocktail

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Fruit cocktail

fruit cocktail popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fruit cocktail usage trend in Literature

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