Booze — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

consume alcohol

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹoʊlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌrnɒt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌrnɒt/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæɹoʊlɚ/.

Examples

We were up drinking all night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fuddle drink John Barleycorn strong drink spirits hard drink liquor hard liquor

Parts of Speech

noun	an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
verb	consume alcohol “We were up drinking all night”

Word Forms

spirituous	adjective	containing or of the nature of alcohol
spiritous	adjective	containing or of the nature of alcohol
boozy	adjective	given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
booze	verb	consume alcohol
drink	noun	the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
drinker	noun	a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
drinking	noun	the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
boozer	noun	a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
booze	noun	an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schnaps

ein alkoholisches Getränk, das destilliert und nicht fermentiert wird

🇫🇷French

biberonner

une boisson alcoolisée distillée plutôt que fermentée

🇪🇸Spanish

bebida alcohólica

una bebida alcohólica que se destila en lugar de fermentarse

🇮🇹Italian

liquore

una bevanda alcolica che viene distillata anziché fermentata

🇳🇱Dutch

drank

een alcoholische drank die wordt gedistilleerd in plaats van gefermenteerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

bebida

uma bebida alcoólica que é destilada em vez de fermentada

🇷🇺Russian

выпивка

алкогольный напиток, который подвергается дистилляции, а не ферментации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शराब पीना

एक मादक पेय जो किण्वित होने के बजाय आसुत होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

মদ

একটি অ্যালকোহলযুক্ত পানীয় যা গাঁজানোর পরিবর্তে পাতিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சாராயம்

புளிக்கவைப்பதற்குப் பதிலாக காய்ச்சி வடிகட்டிய ஒரு மதுபானம்

🇮🇳Telugu

బూజ్

పులియబెట్టడం కంటే స్వేదనం చేయబడిన ఆల్కహాలిక్ పానీయం

🇮🇳Marathi

मद्य

अल्कोहोलयुक्त पेय जे आंबण्याऐवजी डिस्टिल्ड केले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

દારૂ

આલ્કોહોલિક પીણું કે જે આથો લાવવાને બદલે નિસ્યંદિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಡಿತ

ಹುದುಗುವ ಬದಲು ಬಟ್ಟಿ ಇಳಿಸಿದ ಆಲ್ಕೊಹಾಲ್ಯುಕ್ತ ಪಾನೀಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മദ്യം

പുളിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനു പകരം വാറ്റിയെടുത്ത ഒരു ലഹരിപാനീയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਰਾਬ

ਇੱਕ ਅਲਕੋਹਲ ਵਾਲਾ ਪੀਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਖਮੀਰ ਦੀ ਬਜਾਏ ਡਿਸਟਿਲ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شراب

ایک الکوحل والا مشروب جو خمیر کرنے کے بجائے کشید کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

豪饮

蒸馏而非发酵的酒精饮料

🇯🇵Japanese

酒

発酵ではなく蒸留されたアルコール飲料

🇰🇷Korean

술

발효되지 않고 증류된 알코올 음료

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rượu

một loại đồ uống có cồn được chưng cất chứ không phải lên men

🇹🇭Thai

การดื่มเหล้า

เครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์ที่ถูกกลั่นมากกว่าการหมัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

minuman keras

minuman beralkohol yang disuling daripada difermentasi

🇵🇭Filipino

alak

isang inuming may alkohol na distilled kaysa sa fermented

🇲🇾Malay

minuman keras

minuman beralkohol yang disuling dan bukannya ditapai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خمر

مشروب كحولي يتم تقطيره بدلاً من تخميره

🇮🇷Persian

مشروب

یک نوشیدنی الکلی که به جای تخمیر تقطیر می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

içki

fermente edilmek yerine damıtılmış bir alkollü içecek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַשׁקֶה חָרִיף

משקה אלכוהולי שזוקק ולא מותסס

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