palm wine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of palm wine
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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When her husband — who harvested palm wine — first became ill, everyone assumed it was malaria.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2022
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
Earlier, she’d welcomed the community into the home as tradition dictated, presenting kola nuts and palm wine as an offering to the household gods.
From Slate • Aug. 24, 2019
After an hour or so of questioning and after sharing some palm wine, the visitors take their leave.
From BBC • May 15, 2016
Sometimes a palm wine tapper could be seen climbing in the early evening.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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