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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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The Ogbuagu feasted on traditional dishes such as goat meat pepper soup, nsala soup - made from catfish - pounded yam and palm wine.

From BBC Jan. 1, 2025

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

From Seattle Times May 10, 2022

Born in Ibadan, Soyinka was brought up by loving Christian parents and a grandfather who, Soyinka said, confirmed that he was a child of Ogun, the Yoruba deity of poetry, blacksmiths and palm wine.

From New York Times Sep. 25, 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

Master poured himself a glass of palm wine.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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