malternative

English

Etymology

Blend of malt +‎ alternative

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv/, /mɔːlˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv/
  • (US) IPA(key): /mɔlˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/, (cotcaught merger) /mɑlˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/

Noun

malternative (plural malternatives)

  1. An alcoholic beverage, an alternative to beer, that contains some malt alcohol and may contain other types of alcohol.

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