Russian edit

Etymology edit

запива́ть (zapivátʹ) +‎ -он (-on).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zəpʲɪˈvon]
  • Hyphenation: за‧пи‧вон

Noun edit

запиво́н (zapivónm inan (genitive запиво́на, uncountable)

  1. (slang) a chaser (when drinking alcohol, any liquid that contains fewer degrees and is used to wash down the previously consumed one)
    Synonym: запи́вка f (zapívka)

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian запиво́н (zapivón).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zɐpeˈwɔn]
  • Hyphenation: за‧пи‧вон

Noun edit

запиво́н (zapyvónm inan (genitive запиво́ну, uncountable)

  1. (slang) a chaser (when drinking alcohol, any liquid that contains fewer degrees and is used to wash down the previously consumed one)

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Further reading edit

  • Kondratiuk, T. M. (2006) “запивон”, in Словник сучасного українського сленгу [Dictionary of Modern Ukrainian Slang] (in Ukrainian), Kharkiv: Folio, →ISBN