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bebida

Definitions of bebida
  1. noun
    the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
    synonyms: beberecua, bebezón
  2. noun
    any liquid suitable for drinking
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    types:
    leche
    a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
    bebedizo, brebaje, hierba, poción, pócima, yerba
    a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
    alcohol
    a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
    hidromiel
    honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented
    burbujeo, efervesencia, gaseosa
    an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
    sidra, sidrina
    a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
    cacao, chocolate
    a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
    zumo, zumo de fruta
    drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit
    refresco
    nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)
    café
    a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
    agua potable
    water suitable for drinking
    leche evaporada
    milk concentrated by evaporation
    leche descremada
    milk from which the cream has been skimmed
    suero de la leche
    residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
    elixir, elíxir
    a substance believed to cure all ills
    filtro, filtro de amor
    a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it
    aguardiente
    an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
    aperitivo, copetín
    alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
    bebistrajo, brebaje, jarope, mejunje, potingue
    drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
    sake
    Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
    vino
    fermented juice (of grapes especially)
    aguardiente, licor
    an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
    alcohol etílico
    nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs
    cordial
    strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
    combinado
    made of two or more ingredients
    matarratas
    any alcoholic beverage of inferior quality
    néctar
    fruit juice especially when undiluted
    gaseosa, limonada
    sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice
    naranjada
    sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice
    gaseosa, refresco, sifón, soda, sosa
    a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
    fosfato
    carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid
    zarzaparrilla
    carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras
    tónica, tónico
    lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
    taza de té
    a cup of tea
    type of:
    alimento, nutriente
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
    líquido
    a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
  3. noun
    a single serving of a beverage
    synonyms: consumición, copa
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    types:
    trago
    a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
    libación
    (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage
    cerveza con limonada, clara
    a drink made of beer and lemonade
    sangría
    sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water
    batida, batido
    frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
    type of:
    ración
    an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
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