breuvage
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French bevrage, from bevre (“to drink”), with form influenced by abreuver (“to water”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁœ.vaʒ/, /bʁø.vaʒ/
Noun
breuvage m (plural breuvages)
- (literary in France, standard in Quebec) beverage
- concoction, potion
Synonyms
- (any liquid): boisson
Descendants
- Spanish: brebaje
Further reading
- “breuvage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012