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)

1. (literary in France, standard in Quebec) beverage
2. 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.