inter pocula
English
Etymology
From Latin inter pōcula (“among drinking cups”).
Prepositional phrase
- Between alcoholic drinks; during a drinking session.
- 2011, H. R. Haweis, Music and Morals, page 242:
- He asked them both to dinner, and inter pocula all seemed to go well. But it was only the convivial lull that was to precede a post-prandial storm.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin inter pōcula (literally “among drinking cups”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈin.ter ˈpɔ.ku.la/
- Hyphenation: ìn‧ter‧pò‧cu‧la
Prepositional phrase
inter pocula
Further reading
- inter pocula in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana