The word toast refers to the action of drinking in honour to somebody or something. In the 12th century people would dip pieces of spiced toast into their wine so that it tasted better. The tradition continued and in the 17th century people became to offer salutations to an honourable person. The idea was that naming that person would also give a better flavour to the drink, in the same way that a toast would. Nowadays, the word is used as a noun (to drink a toast to somebody) or as a verb (to toast somebody).

La palabra toast (brindis) se refiere a la acción de tomar en honor a alguien o algo. En el siglo XII la gente mojaba trozos de pan tostado picante en el vino para que tenga mejor sabor. La tradición continuó y en el siglo XVII la gente comenzó a ofrecer saludos a una persona de honor. La idea era que el hecho de nombrar a esa persona daría un mejor sabor a la bebida, de la misma manera que el pan tostado lo haría. Actualmente, la palabra se usa como sustantivo (to drink a toast to somebody) o como verbo (to toast somebody).