amazake

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 甘酒 (amazake).

Noun

amazake (uncountable)

  1. 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

Japanese

Romanization

amazake

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あまざけ

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Noun

amazake m (plural amazakes)

  1. amazake (Japanese rice drink)