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beber

/beˈbeɾ/

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verb/beˈbeɾ/

to drink; to drink alcohol; to draw from (to be inspired by)

Coordinate term: comer

Synonyms: tomar

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti Proto-Italic *pibō Latin bibō Old Spanish bever ▲ Latin bibōinflu. Spanish beber From Old Spanish bever, inherited from Latin bibere. Cognate with Catalan beure, French boire, Italian bere, Portuguese beber, Romanian bea. The modern spelling with intervocalic ⟨b⟩ replacing medieval ⟨v⟩ is due to Latin influence.