Etymology

From Latin cervisia ‎(“beer”), from Gaulish *kerβ ̃-, e-vocalism of Proto-Celtic *kormi ‎(“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₃m- ‎(“soup”).

Cognate with Galician cervexa, Spanish cerveza, Catalan cervesa and Occitan cervesa.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾ.ˈve.ʒɐ/, /sɨɾ.ˈvej.ʒɐ/, /sɨɾ.ˈvɐ.ʒɐ/, /sɨɾ.ˈvɐj.ʒɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁ.ˈve.ʒɐ/
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): [seɹ.ˈve.ʒɐ], [seɾ.ˈve.ʒɐ]
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [seɻ.ˈve.ʒa], [seɾ.ˈve.ʒa]
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): [seχ.ˈve.ʒɐ]
• Hyphenation: cer‧ve‧ja