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English
Etymology
From an Angami-Pochuri language; compare Angami zhūtsē (“vessel for brewing rice beer”).
Noun
thuthse (uncountable)
- (India) A beer made from rice in Nagaland; similar to zutho.
2014, Velhou Koza, Consequences of Drug Addiction and Alcoholism in Naga Society: A Case Study of Kohima, Dimapur and Phek Districts (Ph.D. dissertation), archived from the original on 20 December 2021, page 127:She started to use dansberg blue (beer), gin, honey bee, country made alcohol (Zutho, Thutse), Mc Dowell, royal stag, signature and vodka. She is a heavy drinker.
2014, Theyiesinuo Keditsu, “Prohibition and Naga Cultural Identity: Cultural Politics of Hornbill Festival, Nagaland”, in Sub\versions: A Journal of Emerging Research in Media and Cultural Studies (2.2), archived from the original on 13 July 2020:The carnivalesque nature of the festival (this is the only time in this dry state that Thutse or local rice beer is openly sold and liberally consumed with the consent of the government) has resulted in a strong reaction from, in particular, the Baptist Church (the largest and predominant in the state).
c. 2020, Nagaland Current Affairs Yearbook 2020:Drinks include zutho and thutse, beers made with sticky rice.