potable

po·ta·ble

 (pō′tə-bəl)

adj.

Fit to drink.

n.

A beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage: wine and other potables.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pōtābilis, from Latin pōtāre, to drink, from pōtus, a drink; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

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po′ta·bil′i·ty, po′ta·ble·ness n.

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potable

(ˈpəʊtəbəl)

adj

fit to drink; drinkable

n

something fit to drink; a beverage

[C16: from Late Latin pōtābilis drinkable, from Latin pōtāre to drink]

ˌpotaˈbility n

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po•ta•ble

(ˈpoʊ tə bəl)

adj.

1. fit for drinking.

n.

2. Usu., potables. drinkable liquids; beverages.

[1565–75; < Late Latin pōtābilis drinkable = Latin pōtā(re) to drink + -bilis -ble]

po`ta•bil′i•ty, po′ta•ble•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	potable - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" beverage, drinkable, drink food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue milk - a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings wish-wash - any thin watery drink potion - a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" hydromel - honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented oenomel - wine mixed with honey near beer - drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol ginger beer - carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger mixer - club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol cooler - an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice refresher - a drink that refreshes; "he stopped at the bar for a quick refresher" smoothie - a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk fizz - an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic) cider, cyder - a beverage made from juice pressed from apples chocolate, cocoa, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate - a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot fruit crush, fruit juice - drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit ade, fruit drink - a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice mate - South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate soft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) coffee, java - a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee" tea - a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink" tea-like drink - a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leaves drinking water - water suitable for drinking liquid - a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
Adj.	1.	potable - suitable for drinking drinkable

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potable

noun

Any liquid that is fit for drinking:

beverage, drink, drinkable, liquor.

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Translations

πόσιμος

potable

potable

bevibilepotabile

drinkbaardrinkbare

potabil

potable

[ˈpəʊtəbl] ADJ → potable

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

potable

[ˈpəʊtəb^əl] (mainly US) adj [water] (= drinkable) → potable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

potable

adj (esp US form) → trinkbar

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

po·ta·ble

a. potable, salubre, que puede beberse.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

potable

adj potable, que se puede beber

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