tónico

tonic, tonic water

noun TOH-nee-koh Rare

Also means

tonic (health drink)

Usage Note

Tónico as a noun refers to a tonic drink — both the mixer agua tónica (tonic water, often shortened to tónico) and a medicinal or cosmetic tonic (tónico facial). As an adjective it means 'toning' or 'tonic' (acento tónico = stressed syllable — a key grammar term). Don't confuse the noun and adjective uses.

Examples

"Mezcla el gin con un poco de tónico."

Natural Translation

Mix the gin with a little tonic water.

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