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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 甘酒 (amazake).
Noun
amazake (uncountable)
- A traditional sweet nutritious low-alcohol drink from Japan, made from fermented rice.
1989 November, Drew DeSilver, Jan Gahala, “What is that stuff?”, in Vegetarian Times, →ISSN, page 39:Fermentation releases the rice's natural sugars, so amazake is a treat for the sweet tooth without any added sweeteners.
Translations
sweet nutritious low-alcohol drink from Japan
Japanese
Romanization
amazake
- Rōmaji transcription of あまざけ
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
amazake m (plural amazakes)
- amazake (Japanese rice drink)