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punsch

punsch noun: a Swedish fruit liqueur based on Batavia arrack, neutral spirits, and flavorings.

Noun

punsch (uncountable)

  1. A Swedish fruit liqueur based on Batavia arrack, neutral spirits, and flavorings.
    • Strindberg's as well as Ibsen's characters indulge in a glass of ‘punsch’, the arrak-based drink popular in Scandinavia during the latter part of the nineteenth century.2017, Gunilla Anderman, Europe on Stage: Translation and Theatre, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN
    • A popular drink here is punsch, a sweet fruit liqueur. Stately old buildings sometimes have punsch-verandas, little glassed-in upstairs porches where people traditionally would imbibe and chat.2018, Rick Steves, Rick Steves Scandinavia, Hachette UK, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    Swedish punsch

Synonyms of punsch

  • Swedish punsch

Origin of punsch

Borrowed from Swedish punsch, from English punch.

Questions about punsch

What does punsch mean?
Punsch means a Swedish fruit liqueur based on Batavia arrack, neutral spirits, and flavorings.
What part of speech is punsch?
Punsch is a noun.

Words near punsch in the dictionary

  1. puns
  2. punsaree
  3. punsarees
  4. punsari
  5. punsaris
  6. punsch
  7. Punshiba
  8. Punsiba
  9. punsmith
  10. punsmiths
  11. punster

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