amazake

English

Alternative forms

amasake

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 甘酒 (amazake).

Noun

amazake (uncountable)

A traditional sweet nutritious low-alcohol drink from Japan, made from fermented rice.
- 1989 November, Drew DeSilver, Jan Gahala, “What is that stuff?”, in Vegetarian Times, →ISSN, page 39:
  Fermentation releases the rice's natural sugars, so amazake is a treat for the sweet tooth without any added sweeteners.

Translations

sweet nutritious low-alcohol drink from Japan

Portuguese: amazake m

Japanese

Romanization

amazake

Rōmaji transcription of あまざけ

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maˈza.ki/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maˈza.ke/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐˈza.kɨ/

Noun

amazake m (plural amazakes)

amazake (Japanese rice drink)

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