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switchel

switchel noun: a beverage of water and vinegar, often seasoned with ginger and sweetened with molasses, honey, or similar.

Noun

switchel (countable and uncountable, plural switchels)

  1. (US) A beverage of water and vinegar, often seasoned with ginger and sweetened with molasses, honey, or similar.

Forms of switchel

pluralswitchels
alternative formswitzel
alternative formswizzle

Origin of switchel

Possibly related to sweet.

Questions about switchel

What does switchel mean?
Switchel means a beverage of water and vinegar, often seasoned with ginger and sweetened with molasses, honey, or similar.
What part of speech is switchel?
Switchel is a noun.
What is the plural of switchel?
The plural of switchel is switchels.

Words near switchel in the dictionary

  1. switched on the afterburners
  2. switched out
  3. switched tack
  4. switched teams
  5. switched up
  6. switchel
  7. switchels
  8. switcher
  9. switcheroo
  10. switcherooed
  11. switcherooing

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