coquito
n.— «There was, instead, an opening-day scoop of a Caribbean gelato known as Delicioso Coco Helado, or in English, Delicious Coconut Ice Cream. With little advertising, the carts selling the ice cream, commonly called “coquito,” have become as much a part of warm-weather New York as sidewalk ice chests of beer and barefoot boys jimmying open fire hydrants.» —“For a Melting Pot, Scoops of Coconut Ice” by Anthony Ramirez New York Times Apr. 1, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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