cocktail stick

Tiny garnish skewer

A cocktail stick is a small pointed wooden or plastic skewer used to spear olives, cherries, or other garnishes in drinks, or to hold together small appetizers like canapés.

In British usage, it's the standard term for what Americans might call a toothpick when used for food: She stabbed a cube of cheese with a cocktail stick.

garnish

olive

Pitted briny fruit

lemon twist · lime wedge · orange peel · mint sprig · umbrella · pick · flag · fruit · caper · gherkin

appetizer

canapé

Topped bite-sized appetizer

olive · gherkin · sausage · meatball · prosciutto · bruschetta · crostini · tapas · meze · antipasto

party

platter

Large flat serving dish

gathering · host · guests · mingle · entertain · celebration · festivity · mixer · aperitif · catering

Categories
Opposites
drinking implement function

cocktail stickstraw

Tube for sipping

drinking straw · swizzle stick · stirrer · cocktail stirrer

size/scale of food implements

cocktail stickkebab skewer

Rod for grilled morsels

skewer · carving fork · barbecue fork · serving fork · meat fork

Family

cocktail, stick, cock, tail, cocked, cocking, cocks, tails, tailed

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G