ron
neutral, Mexico
In Mexico rum is ron, the same word as in all of Spanish. It is the drink behind a cuba libre, which is rum and cola with lime.
Bars in Mexico serve ron blanco and ron añejo, meaning white rum and aged rum. People order un ron con refresco or una cuba.
Meaning: distilled spirit from sugarcane (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
Say ron as "rohn", with a trilled r at the start.
Did you know?
- The drink cuba libre is a rum and cola with lime, and the name means "free Cuba".
Examples in context
- Quiero un ron con refresco.I want a rum and soda.
- Prefiero el ron añejo.I prefer aged rum.
- Pidieron dos cubas libres.They ordered two rum and colas.
Example conversation
Andrés orders a drink at a beach bar in Cancún.
- AndrésBuenas noches, una cuba libre, por favor.Good evening, a cuba libre, please.
- Cantinero¿Con ron blanco o añejo?With white or aged rum?
- AndrésCon ron blanco.With white rum.
