breuvage
French
Etymology
From Old French bevrage, from bevre (“to drink”), with metathesis of R.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁœ.vaʒ/
Noun
breuvage m (plural breuvages)
- (literary or humorous) beverage
- (standard in Quebec) beverage
- concoction, potion
Usage notes
The use of this word to refer specifically to nonalcoholic is heavily stigmatized in Quebec as an anglicism (even though English beverage excludes water, not alcohol).
Synonyms
- (any liquid): boisson
Descendants
- Spanish: brebaje
Further reading
- “breuvage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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