Meaning of plain water | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Tap water, either hot or cold, served in restaurants.
   Singapore, uncountable
2. Drinking water
   Malaysia, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Politely I asked for a glass of plain water.”

“A visitor from Down Under is wondering why most Singapore restaurants and hotels make⟳ it a practice to serve⟳ all guests with plain water, even when it has not been asked for.”

“Someone asked for a glass of plain water and was told by the waitress: “That’ll be 60 cents.””

“Although there is a food and drink⟳ stall inside, there are joggers like⟳ me who prefer⟳ to drink⟳ plain water after sweating it out of the tracks.”

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