beverage

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English

Etymology

Old French bevrage, from boivre (“to drink”)

Pronunciation

Noun

beverage (plural beverages)

  1. A liquid to consume, usually excluding water; a drink. This may include tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or soft drinks.

Usage notes

More elevated than plainer drink. Beverage is of French origin, while drink is of Old English origin, and this stylistic difference by origin is common; see list of English words with dual French and Anglo-Saxon variations.

Hyponyms

See also

Old French

Noun

beverage m. (oblique plural beverages, nominative singular beverages, nominative plural beverage)

  1. Alternative spelling of bevrage.

 

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