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snake wine

snake wine noun: an Asian alcoholic beverage produced by infusing whole snakes in rice wine or grain alcohol, and traditionally believed to have curative effects.

Noun

snake wine (usually uncountable, plural snake wines)

  1. (usually) An Asian alcoholic beverage produced by infusing whole snakes in rice wine or grain alcohol, and traditionally believed to have curative effects.

snake wine meaning in Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese

snake wine in Malay

Translations
arak ular

snake wine in Indonesian

Translations
arak ular

snake wine in Vietnamese

Translations
rượu rắn

Forms of snake wine

pluralsnake wines

Origin of snake wine

Calque of Chinese 蛇酒 (shéjiǔ).

Questions about snake wine

What does snake wine mean?
Snake wine means an Asian alcoholic beverage produced by infusing whole snakes in rice wine or grain alcohol, and traditionally believed to have curative effects.
What is snake wine in Malay?
Snake wine in Malay is arak ular. See Snake wine meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is snake wine?
Snake wine is a noun.
What is the plural of snake wine?
The plural of snake wine is snake wines.

Words near snake wine in the dictionary

  1. Snake Valley
  2. snake vine
  3. snake vines
  4. snake whip
  5. snake whips
  6. snake wine
  7. snake wines
  8. Snake Woman
  9. snake's head
  10. snake's heads
  11. snake's tongue

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