sakè

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sake"

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French saké, from Japanese 酒(さけ) (sake, “sake”), Old Japanese 酒 (sake2), from Proto-Japonic *sakay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈkɛ/*
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Hyphenation: sa‧kè

Noun

sakè m (invariable)

  1. (countable and uncountable) sake, rice wine

Further reading

  • sakè in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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