beverage
Meaning
- A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or soft drinks, usually excluding water.
- (slang) (A gift of) drink money.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English beverage, from Old French beverage, variant of bevrage, from beivre (“to drink”), variant of boivre (“to drink”), from Latin bibō. Related to imbibe.
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