quaff

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts.

Noun

The act of quaffing; a deep draught.

Noun

Misspelling of coif.

Concepts

boire

🥤

lamper

boire cul sec

picoler

🥤

chopiner

lever le coude

vider à long traits

absorber

boire avec excès

avaler

Synonymes

drink

🥤

gulp

booze

guzzle

swallow

swig

fuddle

smoke

imbibe

take

sip

suck

sup

swill

tipple

knock back

draught

eat

🍽️

gulping

guzzling

lap

riot

shot

sink

slug

soak

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kwɒf/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Uncertain. Suggestions include connection with Old Irish cuäch (“cup, goblet, bowl; cauldron, large vessel; bowl, cup”) (whence Scots quaich, queff). The noun is derived from the verb.