OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 28401

root beer

/ˈɹuːt ˌbɪə/
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cerveza de raíz
A beverage, most often a carbonated soft drink made from a combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, sassafras root bark, nutmeg, anise, and molasses, among other things.
In 1919, when Roy Allen and Frank Wright started selling their new root beer beverage to a thirsty America, national Prohibition was taking its grip on the country. Their timing co…
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