amazake

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noun

A traditional sweet nutritious low-alcohol drink from Japan, made from fermented rice.

OriginJapanese 甘酒 →
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Meanings

nounamazake (uncountable)

alternative amasake

  1. uncountableA traditional sweet nutritious low-alcohol drink from Japan, made from fermented rice.

    Fermentation releases the rice's natural sugars, so amazake is a treat for the sweet tooth without any added sweeteners.

    1989 November, Drew DeSilver, Jan Gahala, “What is that stuff?”, in Vegetarian Times, →ISSN, page 39

Origin

  1. Japanese甘酒
  2. Englishamazake

Borrowed from Japanese 甘酒 (amazake).

More words from Japanese

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Translations

Bulgarian амазаке
  • амазаке (amazake)sweet nutritious low-alcohol drink from Japan
Portuguese amazake
  • amazakesweet nutritious low-alcohol drink from Japan
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APA

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MLA

“amazake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amazake. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amazake,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amazake.

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