spruce beer

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sproos beer]
- /sprus bɪər/
- /spruːs bɪə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sproos beer]
- /sprus bɪər/

Definitions of spruce beer words

noun spruce beer a fermented beverage made with spruce leaves and twigs, or an extract from them. 1
noun spruce beer an alcoholic drink made of fermented molasses flavoured with spruce twigs and cones 0
noun spruce beer a fermented beverage made with an extract of spruce leaves and twigs 0

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Origin of spruce beer

First appearance:

before 1490

One of the 26% oldest English words

First recorded in 1490-1500

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Parts of speech for Spruce beer

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Spruce beer

spruce beer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

spruce beer usage trend in Literature

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