cervogia

Italian

Alternative forms
  • cervese, cervigia, cervisia, çervisia, cervugia, ciervogia, ciervugia

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin cervēs(i)a. First attested as cervese in 1252/8; cervogia is documented from 1348 onwards.

The form with /ˈi/ may come directly from Latin; those with /ˈe/ or /ˈo/ seem to reflect the Old French cerveise~cervoise.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃerˈvɔ.d͡ʒa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdʒa
  • Hyphenation: cer‧vò‧gia

Noun

cervogia f (plural cervogie or cervoge) (archaic, usually uncountable)

  1. a fermented beverage similar to beer

References
  • “cervogia”, in TLIO – Tesoro della lingua italiana delle origini

Further reading
  • cervogia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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