pos·set (p s  t)n. A spiced drink of hot sweetened milk curdled with wine or ale. [Middle English poshet, possot : perhaps Old French *posce (Latin p  sca, drink of vinegar and water from pot re, to drink; see potable + Latin esca, food from edere, to eat; see edible) + Middle English hot, hot; see hot.] |
posset [ˈpɒsɪt]
n
(Cookery) a drink of hot milk curdled with ale, beer, etc., flavoured with spices, formerly used as a remedy for colds
[C15 poshoote, of unknown origin]
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| Noun | 1. | posset - sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" |
Translations
posset
n
heiße Milch mit Bier oder Wein und Gewürzen
(of baby) → erbrochene Milch
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