breuvage
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French bevrage, from bevre (“to drink”), with metathesis of R.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]breuvage m (plural breuvages)
Usage notes
[edit]The use of this word to refer specifically to nonalcoholic drinks is heavily stigmatized in Quebec as an anglicism (even though English beverage excludes water, not alcohol).
Synonyms
[edit]- (any liquid): boisson
Descendants
[edit]- Spanish: brebaje
Further reading
[edit]- “breuvage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.