amazake

English

Alternative forms

• amasake

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 甘酒 (amazake).

Noun

amazake (uncountable)

1. 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

1. Rōmaji transcription of あまざけ

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maˈza.ki/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐˈza.kɨ/

Noun

amazake m (plural amazakes)

1. amazake (Japanese rice drink)