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thuthse

thuthse noun: a beer made from rice in Nagaland; similar to zutho.

Noun

thuthse (uncountable)

  1. (India) A beer made from rice in Nagaland; similar to zutho.
    • 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, 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 Dec 2021...
    • 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...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...

Origin of thuthse

From an Angami-Pochuri language; compare Angami zhūtsē (“vessel for brewing rice beer”).

Questions about thuthse

What does thuthse mean?
Thuthse means a beer made from rice in Nagaland; similar to zutho.
What part of speech is thuthse?
Thuthse is a noun.

Words near thuthse in the dictionary

  1. thussock
  2. thussocks
  3. thussy
  4. thusway
  5. thuswise
  6. thuthse
  7. Thutmose
  8. Thutmosid
  9. Thutmoside
  10. Thutmosides
  11. Thutmosids

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