Meanings
- uncountableA 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, →ISBN1 more example
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, →ISBNSynonyms: Swedish punsch
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Swedish fruit liqueur based on Batavia arrack, neutral spirits, and flavorings.
Origin
- Englishpunch
- Swedishpunsch
- Englishpunsch
Borrowed from Swedish punsch, from English punch.
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punsch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punsch
“punsch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punsch. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “punsch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punsch.
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