posset

US /ˈpɑsɪt/ UK /ˈpɒsɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a hot drink of milk curdled with wine or ale, formerly used as a remedy

She brewed a spiced posset to soothe his cough.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a hot drink of milk curdled... caudlenegus

Etymology

From Middle English poshet, possot, of uncertain origin; possibly from Old French, though the ultimate source is obscure.

poshet Middle English

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Topics

Food & Drink

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# posset

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɑsɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɒsɪt/

## Meanings
1. a hot drink of milk curdled with wine or ale, formerly used as a remedy

## Examples
- She brewed a spiced posset to soothe his cough.

## Synonyms
- caudle
- negus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: poshet

## Etymology
From Middle English poshet, possot, of uncertain origin; possibly from Old French, though the ultimate source is obscure.

## AI Etymology
Posset comes from Middle English poshet, possot, of uncertain origin; possibly from Old French, though the ultimate source is obscure. The historical chain includes Middle English poshet. The formation is best read as borrowed: the word posset carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a noun, "a hot drink of milk curdled with wine or ale, formerly used as a remedy". The result is a noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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