Food / B1

FIZ-ee/ˈfɪzi/

Fizzy means containing bubbles of gas: a fizzy drink. Sparkling is the twin for water and wine; still is the opposite. School food standards: fizzy drinks are not sold in the canteen.

Meaning

Containing bubbles of gas (a fizzy drink).

Examples

• “Fizzy drinks are not sold in the canteen under the school food standards.”
• “Fizzy water on the exam-desk rule is still water; cola is not allowed.”

Good to know

fizzy + drink / water. Close (water/wine): sparkling. Opposite: still. School food standards. Mix-up: fuzzy means not clear.

Near in meaning

sparkling, carbonated

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