Phrase guide

tonic water

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A carbonated beverage containing quinine, originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, and now used as a soft drink or as a mixer in gin and tonic and other cocktails.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Indian tonic water, quinine water

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tonic, quinine water

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: soft drink

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَاء التُونِك (māʔ at-tūnik) — carbonated beverage
  • Catalan: tònica — carbonated beverage
  • Catalan: aigua tònica — carbonated beverage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 奎寧水 /奎宁水 (kuíníngshuǐ) — carbonated beverage
  • Czech: tonik — carbonated beverage
  • Dutch: tonic — carbonated beverage
  • Finnish: tonic-vesi — carbonated beverage
  • French: eau tonique — carbonated beverage
  • French: soda tonique — carbonated beverage
  • German: Tonicwasser — carbonated beverage
  • German: Tonicwater — carbonated beverage
  • German: Tonic — carbonated beverage
  • Hungarian: tonik — carbonated beverage
  • Irish: uisce íocshláinteach — carbonated beverage
  • Italian: acqua tonica — carbonated beverage
  • Japanese: トニックウォーター (tonikku wōtā) — carbonated beverage
  • Korean: 토닉 워터 (tonik woteo) — carbonated beverage
  • Polish: tonik — carbonated beverage
  • Portuguese: água tônica — carbonated beverage
  • Portuguese: água tónica — carbonated beverage
  • Russian: то́ник (tónik) — carbonated beverage
  • Spanish: tónica — carbonated beverage
  • Spanish: agua tónica — carbonated beverage
  • Spanish: aguaquina — carbonated beverage
  • Swedish: sodavatten — carbonated beverage
  • Swedish: tonic — carbonated beverage
  • Swedish: soda — carbonated beverage
  • Turkish: tonik — carbonated beverage
  • Welsh: dŵr tonig — carbonated beverage