sikhye

sik·hye
S1I1K5H4Y4E1
/ˈʃiːk.jeɪ/

noun

A sweet beverage made from barley and rice, sometimes served with pine nuts.

OriginKorean 식혜(食醯) →
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Meanings

nounsikhye (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA sweet beverage made from barley and rice, sometimes served with pine nuts.

    At dessert time, we skipped the red bean and green tea ice creams, ordering instead a sweet drink, sikhye, made with malt flour, rice and sugar.

    2011 December 2, Karla Cook, “Korean Barbecue in a Smoke-Filled Room”, in The New York Times

Origin

  1. Korean식혜(食醯)
  2. Englishsikhye

Borrowed from Korean 식혜(食醯) (sikhye).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 食醯
  • 食醯 (shíxī)sweet beverage
Korean 식혜
  • 식혜 (sikhye)sweet beverage
Cite this entry
APA

sikhye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sikhye

MLA

“sikhye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sikhye. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sikhye,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sikhye.

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