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palm wine

American  

noun

  1. wine made from distilled palm-tree sap.


palm wine British  

noun

  1. (esp in W Africa) the sap drawn from the palm tree, esp when allowed to ferment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of palm wine

First recorded in 1605–15


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Kehinde Adeleke, our local guide and a younger twin, takes us to witness a ritual offering, including palm wine and beans, to the twin gods at a shrine in her family's community.

From BBC ● May 9, 2024

When her husband — who harvested palm wine — first became ill, everyone assumed it was malaria.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022

Their celebration started on Sept. 10 with about 70 guests and a traditional Nigerian wedding, which includes palm wine and a blessing from the bride’s parents.

From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2021

Fermented sap, broadly called palm wine but known by many regional names, has long been enjoyed wherever palm trees grow, including parts of Africa and South Asia.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2021

Wearing soft, loose clothing of vampire-bat wool, he swanned around his palaces with a bowl of palm wine or chicha, a sweet, muddy, beer-like drink usually made from crushed maize.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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