English Explanatory Dictionary

saké

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rice wine; a drink made from filtered fermented rice.

Pronunciation

/ˈsækeɪ/ /ˈsɑːkeɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-saké.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-saké.wav /ˈsæki/ /ˈsɑːki/

Word forms

saké sakés sake saki

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 酒 (sake, “rice wine”), where the final e is accented to indicate that it is pronounced where it would usually remain silent in other senses of sake, as well as to differentiate it. Likely influenced by French saké.

Derived words

sake bomb sake set saketini
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