"tonic" meaning in French

See tonic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɔ.nik/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-tonic.wav Forms: tonics [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English tonic, from tonic water. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|tonic}} Borrowed from English tonic Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} tonic m (plural tonics)
  1. drink made up mainly of cinchona Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tonic-fr-noun-P9r6uabF Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 93 7
  2. tonic water Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tonic-fr-noun-VwpzCgY7 Categories (other): Beverages Disambiguation of Beverages: 40 60

Inflected forms

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    "French terms derived from English",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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          "tonic water"
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      ]
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