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龙舌兰

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3-character word Traditional 龍舌蘭

What 龙舌兰 means

1. agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana
2. agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)

The characters in 龙舌兰

• 龙lóngChinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; dragon
• 舌shétongue
• 兰lánorchid (兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)…

Example sentences

• 汤姆一喝龙舌兰酒就变得很吵。
  Tom always gets rowdy when he drinks tequila.
• 龙舌兰日出由柳橙汁、龙舌兰酒和石榴糖浆调制而成。
  The Tequila Sunrise is made with orange juice, tequila, and grenadine.

Words starting with 龙舌兰

• 龙舌兰酒lóng shé lán jiǔtequila