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Brioschi

Brioschi

9.6
A fizzy medicine that you dissolve in water to relieve an upset stomach and heartburn
  • noun
translation icon : Brioschi
  • He always kept a pack of Brioschi in the kitchen for quick relief from indigestion.

Examples

  • My father... gets up every night for Brioschi.

    Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)

  • Brioschi?

    People I Know (2002)

  • After too much pizza, I took some Brioschi to ease my heartburn.

  • Whenever she felt bloated, she would reach for Brioschi to help with her digestion.

Synonyms

antacid
vsBrioschi
15 2.9

A medicine that reduces stomach acid to relieve heartburn and upset stomach

is a specific effervescent brand form of that general substance
Mylanta
vsBrioschi
3 4.6

A medicine you can buy without a doctor's prescription that eases heartburn and upset stomach

is an effervescent branded remedy rather than general non-effervescent forms
Bromo-Seltzer
vsBrioschi
1 6.1

A fizzy medicine that helps an upset stomach and eases headaches

is an effervescent antacid without added pain relief
gastric antacid
vsBrioschi
3.4

A medicine that reduces extra acid in the stomach to ease indigestion or heartburn

is a branded effervescent preparation rather than the clinical term

Surface Forms

Brioschi singular
Brioschis plural

Etymology

Brioschi is an Italian family name that became the brand name for a fizzy antacid. A helpful way to remember it is the part brio, which in Italian means 'liveliness' or 'energy', like the drink's fizz. So, Brioschi feels like a lively, fizzy remedy that quickly calms an upset stomach.