beverage

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beverage^¹

/ˈbɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ UK
/ˈbɛvəɹɪd͡ʒ/ Canada, US
/ˈbɛvɹɪd͡ʒ/ Canada, US
/ˈbev(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ Australia
/ˈbev(ə)ɹəd͡ʒ/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɛvəɹɪdʒ, -ɛvɹɪdʒ

Where it comes from

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.

noun beverages · beveridge

countable, uncountable A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, often excluding water. carbonated beverage
Similar: drink
UK, archaic, countable, slang, uncountable (A gift of) drink money.

Beverage^²

proper noun Beverages · Berridge · Beveridge

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: potable, drinkable, drink, brew, wine, cola, liquor, booze, drinking, alcoholic, intoxicating, catering, soda, alcohol, mouth, shake

noun

Translations

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noun drink

Español	bebida, bebienda, bebercio, brebaje, brebajo
한국어	음료 eumnyo, 음료수 eumnyosu, 마실 것 masil geot, 드링크 deuringkeu
日本語	飲料 inryō, ドリンク dorinku, 飲み物 nomimono
中文	飲料 /饮料 yǐnliào, 飲品 /饮品 yǐnpǐn
हिन्दी	पेय pey
Kiswahili	kinywaji
Português	bebida
Français	boisson, breuvage
Deutsch	Getränk
Italiano	bevanda
Ελληνικά	ποτό potó
Română	băutură
Русский	напи́ток napítok, питьё pitʹjó, по́йло pójlo
Tiếng Việt	nước giải khát
العربية	شَرَاب šarāb, مَشْرُوب mašrūb
עברית	מַשְׁקֶה mashké

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@misc{beverage_2026,
  title = {beverage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beverage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}