root beer
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root beer
- /ˈɹuːt ˌbɪə/ UK
- /ˈɹut ˌbɪɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
The term is attested since before the lifetime of Charles Elmer Hires, but he is widely credited with popularizing it much further than it had previously been; his proprietary beverage was inspired by an earlier root tea, and he planned to sell it under that name, but he changed its name to broaden the sales appeal. For more, see Wikipedia at root beer § History.
noun root beers · rootbeer
- A beverage, most often a carbonated soft drink, traditionally made from a combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, sassafras root bark, nutmeg, anise, and molasses, among other flavorings. In 1919, when Roy Allen and Frank Wright started selling their new root beer beverage to a thirsty America, national Prohibition was taking its grip on the country. Their timing couldn't have been better. No longer able to legally drink real beer, thirsty patriots had to settle for this sweet, foamy
- A dark reddish-brown color, similar to the drink. I just keep staring at all the ink we have, that wild variety of color, everything from rootbeer, midnight blue and cochineal to mauve, light doe, lilac, south sea green, maize, even pelican black, all line up in these plastic caps[…]
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noun beverage with sarsaparilla root
| Español | cerveza de raíz |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 루트비어 ruteubieo |
| 日本語 | ルートビア rūtobia |
| 中文 | 根汁汽水 gēnzhī qìshuǐ, 根啤 gēnpí, 沙士 shāshì |
| Português | root beer, cerveja de raiz, cerveja de raízes |
| Français | racinette |
| Deutsch | Root Beer, Wurzelbier |
| Italiano | birra di radice |
| Ελληνικά | ριζομπύρα rizompýra |
| Русский | корнево́е пи́во kornevóje pívo, рутбир rutbir |
| Tiếng Việt | xá xị |
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