propina

/pɾoˈpina/ · B1 · noun · f

tip

propina — tip

🪙 From Latin propinare, to drink a toast: a tip was money for a drink

Latin propinare meant to drink to someone's health. A propina was originally a little money so the server could drink to yours, just like French pourboire, literally for drinking.

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