Toddy

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The sweet sap from any of several tropical trees fermented to make an alcoholic drink. countable, dated, uncountable

    "[…] the cocoa-nut tree yields a pure draught from a dry and barren land; a cup of water to the temperate and thirsty traveler; a cup of cream from the pressed kernel; a cup of refreshing and sparkling toddy to the early riser; […]"

  2. 2
    a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot wordnet
  3. 3
    The drink itself. India, South, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of hot toddy. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

    "Yonatan brings them all dandelion toddies and places down a caddy on the center of their table crowded with bottles of hot sauce, packets of tapioca pearls, salt, utensils, and miniature divination games"

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ताड़ी (tāṛī), ultimately from Dravidian.

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