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

• chela f (Mexican, slang)
• cheve f (Mexican, slang)
• birria f (Mexican, slang)
• birra f (Costa Rican slang)
• fresca f (slang)
• fría f (Costa Rican slang)
• macha f (Costa Rican slang)

Derived terms

• cervecería f
• cervecero m