refreshment

English

Etymology

Recorded since 1665; either directly or via refreschement from Old French refrescher (12th century; modern rafraîchir), itself from re- "again" + fresche "fresh" (Modern French frais; from a Germanic source, cognate with Old High German frisc, modern German frisch, Dutch fris etc.)

Noun

refreshment (plural refreshments)

1. The action of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour.
2. A light snack or fresh drink without alcohol.

Related terms

• refresher

Translations

The action of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour

Dutch: verfrissing, verademing

French: rafraîchissement (fr) m.

A light snack or drink

Dutch: versnapering (nl) Finnish: virvoke, virvotusjuoma French: rafraîchissement (fr) m.

German: Erfrischung (de) f. Kurdish: سارده‌مه‌نی Portuguese: refresco (pt) m.

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• Thai: เครื่องดื่ม (krueng-duem)