gazoz

noun

ga·​zoz

gəˈzȯz

plural -es

: a carbonated nonalcoholic drink

Word History

Etymology

Arabic gāzūzah (dialect gāzōza), from Italian gazzosa, gassosa, from feminine of gazzoso, gassoso gassy, from gas (from New Latin) + -oso -ous (from Latin -osus)

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