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espesh drink

espesh drink

9.9
A drink made for a party or event to be different from regular drinks
  • noun
  • Neologism
translation icon : bebida especial
  • The bartender surprised us with an espesh drink crafted just for our celebration.

Examples

  • Each weekend, the club offers an espesh drink that you can't find anywhere else.

  • Have you tried the espesh drinks at the new bar?

  • At her birthday party, everyone wanted to try the espesh drinks listed on the menu.

  • We ordered a special espesh drink for the celebration.

  • At her birthday party, everyone wanted to try the espesh drinks listed on the menu.

  • Each weekend, the club offers an espesh drink that you can't find anywhere else.

  • The bartender surprised us with an espesh drink crafted just for our celebration.

Synonyms

specialty drink
vsespesh drink
  • US
1 3.7

A drink made in a special way with unusual ingredients or fancy decoration

focuses on being made for an occasion or to stand out from regular drinks

How Special

espesh drink
  • Neologism
9.9
specialty drink
  • US
1 3.7
beverage
166 1.7

Surface Forms

espesh drink singular
espesh drinks plural

Morphology

espesh + drink

The noun 'drink' is transparent, but the modifier 'espesh' is a nonstandard/colloquial spelling with no dictionary entry; if a learner treats it as a clipped form of 'special' the meaning 'special drink' is directly compositional. Because the first constituent is unpredictable and likely unfamiliar to B1 learners, the overall expression is only partially transparent rather than fully predictable.

Etymology

Espesh drink likely comes from a short, casual way to say 'special', when people spoke quickly and changed 'special' into espesh. Picture a bartender offering an espesh drink made just for your party, and you can see why it now means 'a special or unique drink'.