French speakers just use the same word, 'un cocktail' (masc.)
A cocktail dress is 'une robe de cocktail' in French.
"Prawn cocktail" in English is cocktail de crevettes in French.
a cocktail gown is 'une robe de cocktail' in French
"Are you going to have a cocktail?" in English is Allez-vous prendre un cocktail? in French.
'un cocktail' (masc.)
To say, 'the cocktail hour', you say, "La hora del cóctel."
same way
sauce de cocktail
French Food at Home - 2006 Cocktail Dinner was released on: USA: 2 December 2009
A popular cocktail that combines champagne and vodka is called a "French 75."
You can call it a cocktail on the rocks.
we here in middle east say also cocktail if you want to drink it, so it is used in both languages Arabic and English :)