From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtequilate‧qui‧la /təˈkiːlə/ noun [countable, uncountable] DFDa strong alcoholic drink made in Mexico
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tequila• But seriously, you say, how highbrow can tequila really get?• South-of-the-Border, where peons in ponchos drank flaming tequila, he wore a blinding white tropical suit.• Try stuffed chilis in a sauce of nuts and cream or shrimp cooked in tequila.• For more than a decade, far more tequila has flowed north of the Rio Grande than south of it.• I hoped my tequila was intact.• The tequila didn't last long.• They aged their tequila in oak barrels for longer periods.Origin tequila (1800-1900) Spanish Tequila area of Mexico 