cerveza

Asturian

Noun

cerveza f (plural cerveces)

  1. beer

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cervesia, variant of cervisia (compare Catalan cervesa, Galician cervexa, Portuguese cerveja), perhaps related to cremor (“juice, thick broth”), but likely from Gaulish *kerβ ̃-, e-vocalism of Proto-Celtic *kormi (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₃m- (“soup”).

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): [θeɾˈβe.θa]
  • (Others) IPA(key): [seɾˈβe.sa]

Noun

cerveza f (plural cervezas)

  1. beer

Synonyms

  • checha f (Mexican, Río de la Plata, slang)
  • chela f (Mexican, Río de la Plata, slang)
  • cheve f (Mexican, slang)
  • birra f (Mexican, Río de la Plata, slang)
  • birra f
  • fresca f (slang)
  • fría f (Costa Rican slang)
  • macha f (Costa Rican slang)

Derived terms

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