cerveza

noun

cer·​ve·​za sər-ˈvā-sə How to pronounce cerveza (audio)
ser-ˈbā-sä, 
ther-ˈbā-thä

Examples of cerveza in a Sentence

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Servers glide between tables, conversations rise over the music and laughter flows as easily as the cerveza. — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025 By the pool, a Latin beat pulsed from the bar’s speakers as a young woman’s tongue tripped over the word cerveza while ordering a beer in Spanish. — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025 Someone who made a wine, liquor or cerveza run in West Miami Wednesday bought the only Florida Lottery big money game jackpot winner in the state. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024 The refreshing cerveza pairs well with a total eclipse, when the sun’s corona, the outermost layer, becomes visible for those in the path of totality. — Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Latin cervesia, a kind of beer

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cerveza was in 1921

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“Cerveza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerveza. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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