fruit punch

Thân thiện

A child pours fruit punch from a glass pitcher into a cup at a party.

Definition

Noun: A non-alcoholic or alcoholic beverage made by mixing various fruit juices, often combined with water, soda water, or other mixers. It is typically served in a large bowl or pitcher.

Examples of Usage

• The host prepared a large bowl of fruit punch for the children's party.
• For the summer barbecue, we made a refreshing fruit punch with orange, pineapple, and cranberry juice.
• The recipe calls for adding sparkling water to the fruit punch just before serving.

Advanced Usage

• "To spike the fruit punch": A common informal phrase meaning to add alcohol (like rum or vodka) to a non-alcoholic punch.
  • Someone spiked the fruit punch at the office party.

Variants and Related Words

• Punch (n): A more general term for a wide variety of mixed drinks, often served from a large bowl. Fruit punch is a specific type of punch.
• Punch bowl (n): The large bowl in which punch is traditionally served.

Synonyms

• Fruit drink
• Mixed fruit beverage

Related Phrases

• Punch line: This is a completely separate idiom from comedy, meaning the final part of a joke that makes it funny. It is unrelated to the beverage "punch."

Học thuật

Noun

1. a punch made of fruit juices mixed with water or soda water (with or without alcohol)