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jus

juice

noun ZHOO Less Common
Food & Drink Drinks

Origin: Latin jus (broth)

Also means

gravy, sauce

Usage Note

Jus is invariable in form — the plural is also jus (no added -s in writing, though the -s is always silent). It means fruit juice (jus d'orange — orange juice) and also the cooking juices or gravy from meat. In slang, jus can mean coffee or electricity. The word is the same in singular and plural.

Examples

"Je bois un jus d'orange chaque matin."

Natural Translation

I drink an orange juice every morning.

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