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==English==
==English==
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[[File:Rootbeerfoam2.JPG|thumb|200px|right|A glass of root beer with foam]]
[[File:Rootbeerfoam2.JPG|thumb|200px|right|A glass of root beer with foam]]
===Etymology===
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===Noun===
===Noun===
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# A beverage, most often a [[carbonated]] [[soft drink]] made from a combination of [[vanilla]], [[cherry]] tree [[bark]], [[licorice]] root, [[sarsaparilla]] root, [[sassafras]] root bark, [[nutmeg]], [[anise]], and [[molasses]] among other things.
# A beverage, most often a [[carbonated]] [[soft drink]] made from a combination of [[vanilla]], [[cherry]] tree [[bark]], [[licorice]] root, [[sarsaparilla]] root, [[sassafras]] root bark, [[nutmeg]], [[anise]]{{,}} and [[molasses]], among other things.


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* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|xá xị}}
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[[Category:en:Beverages]]
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Revision as of 21:31, 23 October 2013

English

A glass of root beer with foam

Etymology

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

root beer (plural root beers)

  1. A beverage, most often a carbonated soft drink made from a combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, sassafras root bark, nutmeg, anise, and molasses, among other things.


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