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Added 9 October 2026

juice

/d͡ʒuːs/ noun

In Latin: cremor, sūcus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about juice at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
Squeeze the orange and some juice will come out.
A beverage made of juice.
I’d like two orange juices please.
Any liquid resembling juice.

verb

To extract the juice from something.
To energize or stimulate something.
To take a performance-enhancing drug.

adjective

Alternative spelling of Jew's (used in certain set phrases like juice harp)

Origin

From Middle English jus, juis, from Old French jus, jous, from Latin jūs (“broth, soup, sauce”), from Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs, from *yewH- (“to mix (of meal preparation)”). Doublet of jus and ukha. In this sense, mostly displaced native Middle English sew (“juice”), from Old English sēaw (“juice, sap”) (> English sew (“juice, broth, gravy”)). Sense of "soft drink" most likely an ellipsis of fizzy juice, another similarly common term in Scotland.

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