viva voce

Pronounced: vaye-vuh-VOH-see (alt: vee-vuh-VOH-chay), adverb

Notes: I happen to know this word, but I don’t think it is well-known


Yesterday’s word

The word aquabib means

  • a water-drinker
  • a teetotaller
First usage

Our word came into English in the mid-1700s

Background / Comments

Our word came from the Latin words aqua (water) and bibere (to drink). After seeing the origin, it makes perfect sense.

Published by Richard

Christian, lover-of-knowledge, Texan, and other things.

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