buvables

Buvables (singular buvable) is a French term that translates roughly as "beverage" or "drinkable." In everyday French, the common word for drinks is “boissons,” but “buvables” is used in more technical, marketing, or cataloguing contexts to refer to liquids intended for consumption. The word derives from boire, meaning "to drink."

Buvables encompass a range of liquids such as water, fruit juices, milk and dairy drinks, soft drinks, energy and sports drinks, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, smoothies, and nutrition shakes. The term is often used to classify products in labeling, packaging, or cataloging alongside solid foods, especially in commercial or industrial contexts.

In regulatory and health contexts, buvables are subject to labeling requirements that include ingredients, nutrition information, and allergen declarations. The term is generally associated with non-alcoholic beverages; alcoholic drinks are usually described as boisson alcoolisée, though some marketing materials may use broader language that overlaps with the concept of buvables.

As a flexible umbrella term in French, buvables complements more precise categories such as eaux (water), jus (juice), laits (milks), and autres boissons non alcoolisées. In English-language discussions, the term is often rendered as "beverages" or "drinkables," depending on context.