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clairin

clairin noun: a strong Haitian spirit, similar to rum, made from cane sugar.

Noun

clairin (uncountable)

  1. A strong Haitian spirit, similar to rum, made from cane sugar.
    • The antidote prepared in the Valley of Léogane consisted solely of ammonia, clairin, and various aromatic solutions purchased at the local apothecary.1988, Wade Davis, Passage of Darkness, page 167
    • I open the door to my altar, spill a little kleren three times, talk with my spirits […].1995, Mama Lola & Karen McCarthy Brown, in Cosentino (ed.), Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou, South Sea International Press 1998, p. 227

Forms of clairin

alternative formkleren
alternative formklerin

Questions about clairin

What does clairin mean?
Clairin means a strong Haitian spirit, similar to rum, made from cane sugar.
What part of speech is clairin?
Clairin is a noun.

Words near clairin in the dictionary

  1. clairet
  2. clairets
  3. clairgustance
  4. clairgustant
  5. clairgustants
  6. clairin
  7. clairite
  8. Clairmont
  9. Clairmonts
  10. clairolfaction
  11. clairon

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