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skoal

skoal

9.9
A word people shout before drinking to wish someone good health
  • interjection
  • /skoʊl/
translation icon : salud
  • With a smile, she toasted the group, saying skoal as they clinked glasses.

Examples

  • He raised his glass and shouted skoal before everyone took a sip.

  • Everyone raised their glasses and shouted skoal!

  • At the party, they all said skoal to celebrate their friendship.

  • Before taking a sip, they all said skoal.

  • He raised his glass and shouted skoal before everyone took a sip.

  • At the party, they all said skoal to celebrate their friendship.

  • With a smile, she toasted the group, saying skoal as they clinked glasses.

Synonyms

salud
vsskoal
3 9.9

A word people say when they raise glasses to wish good health

is the English toast used before drinking rather than a borrowed foreign form
skol
vsskoal
9.9

People say it before drinking to wish each other good health

is the same toast but used more broadly beyond Scandinavia
prosit
vsskoal
  • Archaic
9.9

Said when raising a glass to wish others good health

is used specifically before taking a drink rather than during drinking

Surface Forms

skoal main

Etymology

Skoal comes from the Scandinavian word skål, which meant 'bowl' or 'cup'. People would lift their bowls and say skål as a wish for good health, so shouting skoal is like saying 'cheers' before a drink.