beverage
pronunciation
How to pronounce beverage in British English:
UK [ˈbevərɪdʒ]
How to pronounce beverage in American English:
US [ˈbevərɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- any liquid suitable for drinking
Word Origin
- beverage
- beverage: [13] Beverage goes back to Latin bibere ‘drink’, from which English also gets imbibe [14], bibulous [17], beer, and probably bibber. From the verb was formed the Vulgar Latin noun *biberāticum ‘something to drink’, and hence, via Old French bevrage, English beverage. The colloquial abbreviation bevvy is at least 100 years old (it has been speculated, but never proved, that bevy ‘large group’ [15] comes from the same source).=> beer, bevy, bib, bibulous, imbibe
- beverage (n.)
- mid-13c., from Anglo-French beverage, Old French bevrage, from Old French boivre "to drink" (Modern French boire; from Latin bibere "to imbibe;" see imbibe) + -age, suffix forming mass or abstract nouns.
Example
- 1. This constant beverage use increases the risk of tooth decay .
- 2. Have you noticed the beverage aisle lately ?
- 3. Their food and beverage selections exceed expectations .
- 4. He has landed a job with a food and beverage consultancy .
- 5. The popular soft drink beverage increases your desire to participate in extreme sports .