switchel

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noun

A beverage of water and vinegar, often seasoned with ginger and sweetened with molasses, honey, or similar.

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Meanings

nounswitchel (countable and uncountable, plural switchels)

plural switchels · alternative switzel · alternative swizzle

  1. UScountableuncountableA beverage of water and vinegar, often seasoned with ginger and sweetened with molasses, honey, or similar.

Origin

Possibly related to sweet.

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APA

switchel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchel

MLA

“switchel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “switchel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchel.

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