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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

bere in un sorso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bere in un sorso

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chug/tʃʌɡ/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ha deciso di bere in un sorso la sua acqua dopo la lunga corsa."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To drink something quickly or in large gulps.

    "He decided to chug his water after the long run."
As noun
  1. 1

    A sound made by a steam engine or a similar noise.

    "The chug of the train could be heard from miles away."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived as an imitative or echoic word in the 19th century, originally mirroring the muffled, rhythmic sound of a steam engine chugging along. Over time, the term shifted colloquially to describe the rapid, continuous swallowing of a drink without pausing for breath.

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