Etymology

Wincarnis

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Today it means: A spiced British tonic wine, popular in Jamaica and some other former British colonies. Full definition →

Latin carnis
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  1. Latin · derived fromcarnis“of meat”
  2. English todayWincarnis

Trade name, from wine and Latin carnis (“of meat”); the original 19th-century formulation contained Liebig's extract, from meat.

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