Phrase guide

energy drink

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A highly caffeinated, sometimes carbonated, beverage containing added ingredients advertised as increasing alertness, performance, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From energy + drink. First use appears c. 1904.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: energiedrankie — caffeinated soft drink
  • Arabic: مَشْرُوب الطَّاقَة (mašrūb aṭ-ṭāqa) — caffeinated soft drink
  • Azerbaijani: energetik içki — caffeinated soft drink
  • Chinese Mandarin: 機能性飲料 /机能性饮料 (jīnéngxìng yǐnliào) — caffeinated soft drink
  • Chinese Mandarin: 能量飲料 /能量饮料 (néngliàng yǐnliào) — caffeinated soft drink
  • Crimean Tatar: energiya içerligi — caffeinated soft drink
  • Danish: energidrik — caffeinated soft drink
  • Esperanto: energitrinkaĵo — caffeinated soft drink
  • Estonian: energiajook — caffeinated soft drink
  • Faroese: orkadrekka — caffeinated soft drink
  • Finnish: energiajuoma — caffeinated soft drink
  • French: boisson énergisante — caffeinated soft drink
  • Georgian: ენერგეტიკური სასმელი (energeṭiḳuri sasmeli) — caffeinated soft drink
  • Georgian: ენერგეტიკი (energeṭiḳi) — caffeinated soft drink
  • German: Energy-Drink — caffeinated soft drink
  • Greek: ενεργειακό ποτό (energeiakó potó) — caffeinated soft drink
  • Icelandic: orkudrykkur — caffeinated soft drink
  • Italian: bibita energetica — caffeinated soft drink
  • Italian: bevanda energetica — caffeinated soft drink
  • Japanese: エナジードリンク (enajī dorinku) — caffeinated soft drink
  • Korean: 에너지 음료 (eneoji eumnyo) — caffeinated soft drink
  • Korean: 에너지 드링크 (eneoji deuringkeu) — caffeinated soft drink
  • Lao: ເຄື່ອງດື່ມຊູກໍາລັງ (khư̄ang dư̄m sū kam lang) — caffeinated soft drink
  • Lithuanian: energetinis gėrimas — caffeinated soft drink
  • Lithuanian: energinis gėrimas — caffeinated soft drink
  • Mongolian: энергийн ундаа (energiin undaa) — caffeinated soft drink
  • Polish: napój energetyczny — caffeinated soft drink
  • Polish: energetyk — caffeinated soft drink
  • Portuguese: energético — caffeinated soft drink
  • Romanian: băutură energizantă — caffeinated soft drink
  • Romanian: energizant — caffeinated soft drink
  • Russian: энергети́ческий напи́ток (energetíčeskij napítok) — caffeinated soft drink
  • Russian: энерге́тик (energétik) — caffeinated soft drink
  • Spanish: bebida energética — caffeinated soft drink
  • Spanish: bebida energizante — caffeinated soft drink
  • Swedish: energidryck — caffeinated soft drink
  • Thai: เครื่องดื่มชูกําลัง (krʉ̂ʉang-dʉ̀ʉm-chuu-gam-lang) — caffeinated soft drink
  • Turkish: enerji içeceği — caffeinated soft drink
  • Ukrainian: енергети́чний напі́й (enerhetýčnyj napíj) — caffeinated soft drink
  • Uyghur: قۇۋەت ئىچىملىكى (quwet ichimliki) — caffeinated soft drink