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drinking straw

thin tube used to suck liquids from a container into the mouth of the drinker
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drinking straw

Summary

drinking straw ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (643 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • drinking straw is a type of cocktail garnish[2].
  • drinking straw is a type of utensil[3].
  • drinking straw's Commons category is recorded as Drinking straws[4].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include cocktail garnish[2] and utensil[3].

Why It Matters

drinking straw ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (643 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Namuwiki id → 빨대
    Subclass of → cocktail garnish, utensil
    Subclass of → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8885]]: 빨대"
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