snake wine

noun

An Asian alcoholic beverage produced by infusing whole snakes in rice wine or grain alcohol, and traditionally believed to have curative effects.

OriginChinese 蛇酒 →
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Meanings

nounsnake wine (usually uncountable, plural snake wines)

plural snake wines

  1. uncountableusuallyAn Asian alcoholic beverage produced by infusing whole snakes in rice wine or grain alcohol, and traditionally believed to have curative effects.

Origin

  1. Chinese蛇酒
  2. Englishsnake wine

Calque of Chinese 蛇酒 (shéjiǔ).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 蛇酒
  • 蛇酒 (shéjiǔ)Translations
Indonesian arak ular
  • arak ularTranslations
Japanese 蛇酒
  • 蛇酒Translations
Korean 사주, 뱀술
  • 사주 (saju)Translations
  • 뱀술 (baemsul)Translations
Malay arak ular
  • arak ularTranslations
Polish żmijówka
  • żmijówkaTranslations
Vietnamese rượu rắn
  • rượu rắnTranslations
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APA

snake wine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20wine

MLA

“snake wine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20wine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snake wine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20wine.

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