cerveza

noun

cer·​ve·​za sər-ˈvā-sə How to pronounce cerveza (audio)
ser-ˈbā-sä,
ther-ˈbā-thä

Examples of cerveza in a Sentence

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Carin León partners with Mexican beer brand Victoria on Aug. 29 to be the official cerveza of his U.S. tour. Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024 Someone who made a wine, liquor or cerveza run in West Miami Wednesday bought the only Florida Lottery big money game jackpot winner in the state. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024 Queerness is always the road less traveled and, on that road, Spanish has been my other coming out: the way beer becomes cerveza or love becomes amor, Richard becomes Ricardo and suddenly everything feels grande. Richard Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2023 The refreshing cerveza pairs well with a total eclipse, when the sun’s corona, the outermost layer, becomes visible for those in the path of totality. Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024 HQ Beer Hall is the place to hang for a late-afternoon cerveza. Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 7 Nov. 2021 This is simple: by the sea at the sunset while drinking an iced cerveza. Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2022 The Matador Restaurant was another option, perfect for chips, salsa, and a cold cerveza after a serve-and-volley workout three floors above. Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2021 This version also arrives with a Mexican cerveza back, a refreshingly dry counterpart. Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Latin cervesia, a kind of beer

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cerveza was in 1921

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“Cerveza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerveza. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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