posca
/ˈpɒskə/Now historical
noun
A mixture of vinegar and water.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Palladius' De Re Rustica. From classical Latin pōsca mixture of vinegar and water, lit. ‘drink’ (Plautus; in post-classical Latin also pusca) from the stem of pōtāre to drink + -sca.
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