drinking water

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === drinking water (usually uncountable, plural drinking waters) Water that is suitable or intended for ingestion by humans: potable water. Hypernyms: water, drink, beverage < liquid < substance Hyponym: bottled water Near-synonym: tap water (for washing and, ideally, drinking too) ==== Translations ==== === References === “drinking_water”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “drinking water”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “drinking water”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.