inter pocula

English

Etymology

From Latin inter pōcula (“among drinking cups”).

Prepositional phrase

inter pocula

  1. Between alcoholic drinks; during a drinking session.
    • 2011, H. R. Haweis, Music and Morals, page 242:
      He asked them both to dinner, and inter pocula all seemed to go well. But it was only the convivial lull that was to precede a post-prandial storm.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin inter pōcula (literally “among drinking cups”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈin.ter ˈpɔ.ku.la/
  • Hyphenation: ìn‧ter‧pò‧cu‧la

Prepositional phrase

inter pocula

  1. inter pocula

Further reading
  • inter pocula in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.