beverage

bev·er·age

B0220000 (bĕv′ər-ĭj, bĕv′rĭj)n.1. Any of various liquids for drinking: The menu lists several beverages, including water, soda, tea, and coffee.2. A single serving of such a liquid: I ordered a beverage to go with my meal.

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[Middle English, from Old French bevrage, from beivre, to drink, from Latin bibere; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

beverage

(ˈbɛvərɪdʒ; ˈbɛvrɪdʒ) nany drink, usually other than water[C13: from Old French bevrage, from beivre to drink, from Latin bibere]

bev•er•age

(ˈbɛv ər ɪdʒ, ˈbɛv rɪdʒ)

n. any drinkable liquid. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

beverage - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"drinkable, potable, drinkfood, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissuemilk - a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beingswish-wash - any thin watery drinkpotion - a medicinal or magical or poisonous beveragealcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"hydromel - honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermentedoenomel - wine mixed with honeynear beer - drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcoholginger beer - carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented gingermixer - club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcoholcooler - an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juicerefresher - a drink that refreshes; "he stopped at the bar for a quick refresher"smoothie - a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milkfizz - an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)cider, cyder - a beverage made from juice pressed from appleschocolate, cocoa, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate - a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hotfruit crush, fruit juice - drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruitade, fruit drink - a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juicemate - South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called matesoft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)coffee, java - a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee"tea - a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink"tea-like drink - a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leavesdrinking water - water suitable for drinkingliquid - a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

beverage

noun drink, liquid, liquor, refreshment, draught, bevvy (dialect), libation (facetious), thirst quencher, potable, potation food and beverages

beverage

nounAny liquid that is fit for drinking:drink, drinkable, liquor, potable.

Translations

饮料

beverage

(ˈbevəridʒ) noun a drink, especially tea, coffee, or other non-alcoholic drink. 飲料 饮料