Juices

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A liquid extracted from fruits or vegetables that is often consumed for nourishment
2. A fluid substance containing vitamins and minerals that is derived from the pressing of natural produce
3. The essence or flavoring of a plant-based item, often used in cooking or beverages

Etymology: "Juices" is the plural of "juice," and the singular carries a surprisingly old and sturdy pedigree. Its ancestor in Latin, "jūs," meant broth, soup, or sauce rather than fruit liquid at all. The word travelled from Latin into Old French as "jus," then into Middle English, where it kept that sense of a cooking liquid. Its meaning narrowed toward the juice of fruits and vegetables only later. The word also had a native rival. English already possessed "sew," from Old English "sēaw," meaning juice or sap, and that older term was largely pushed aside by the borrowed one. The modern sense of a sweet fruit drink in the way we use it today grew out of this shift from the kitchen to the orchard.

Synonyms: liquids, fluids, extracts, nectars, saps