English
amazake
Amazake comes from Japanese 甘酒 ‘sweet liquor of rice malt, which is produced…’.
- Japanesemodern甘酒amazake‘sweet liquor of rice malt, which is produced while brewing sake, commonly’
- Englishearliest quotation 1989amazake
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern甘酒amazake‘sweet liquor of rice malt, which is produced while brewing sake, commonly’
- Englishearliest quotation 1989amazake
Earliest quotation: 1989, Drew DeSilver, What is that stuff?: “Fermentation releases the rice's natural sugars, so amazake is…”
Every English word from Japanese 甘酒
Today it means
noun A traditional sweet nutritious low-alcohol drink from Japan, made from fermented rice.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 甘酒 / amazake