guzzle

 
Pronunciation: /ˈgʌz(ə)l/

verb

[with object]
  • eat or drink (something) greedily: he would guzzle his ale figurative this car guzzles petrol

Derivatives

guzzler

noun

Origin:

late 16th century: perhaps from Old French gosillier 'chatter, vomit', from gosier 'throat', from late Latin geusiae 'cheeks'