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Is there a word to describe a traditional interjection (in any language) made before drinking?
Examples include:
A close fit is toast, but this can also be used to describe any form of speech which is made before drinking, including long-winded soliloquies. I'm looking for a word that's more specific to traditional one- or two-word interjections.
I have only ever seen it referred to as a toast.
A toast may be as simple as raising a glass before you drink, or be a short comment ("L'chaim!") or, as you have pointed out, something more elaborate.
Tribute, salute, salutation, wassail, drink can be used, but toast is more popular.
The only words I can think of besides toast might be address, token, or honor, but these aren't as good as toast - just throwing them out there as alternatives.
