prost

Pronunciation: /pʁoːst/

“prost” is a German word. Its 2 meanings in English:

interjection

cheers (the usual toast when drinking alcohol)
used as a response to belching or (less often) sneezing

Etymology

Contraction (early 18th c.) of prosit (16th c.), from Latin prōsit (“may it be beneficial”). Originally used as a blessing in various contexts, e.g. as a polite response to sneezing. Remnants of such freer use are prost Mahlzeit and prost Neujahr. Compare Dutch proost.

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