Saratoga

See also: saratoga

English

Etymology

Corruption of a Mohawk word se-rach-ta-gue, sa-ra-ta-ke (the hillside country of the quiet river), which the early Dutch settlers interpreted as Sarachtoge.[1] More at Saratoga.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌsærəˈtoʊɡə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊɡə

Proper noun

Saratoga

  1. The name of various towns in the USA:
    1. A city in Santa Clara County, California.
    2. A neighbourhood of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly a town also known as Saratoga Springs.
    3. A town in Saratoga County, New York, adjacent to Saratoga Springs.
    4. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Saratoga Township.

Derived terms

Noun

Saratoga (plural Saratogas)

  1. A cocktail resembling a Manhattan, with the base split between rye whiskey and cognac or brandy.
    • 1948, Lucy Corbett, Sidney Corbett, Long Windows, page 185:
      But don't serve Saratogas to a meeting of the Ladies Aid Society. They're loaded with too much dynamite!

References

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