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toddy

American  
[tod-ee] / ˈtɒd i /

noun

plural

toddies

  1. a drink made of alcoholic liquor and hot water, sweetened and sometimes spiced with cloves.

  2. the drawn sap, especially when fermented, of any of several toddy palms, used as a drink.

toddy British  
/ ˈtɒdɪ /

noun

  1. a drink made from spirits, esp whisky, with hot water, sugar, and usually lemon juice

    1. the sap of various palm trees ( toddy or wine palms ), used as a beverage

    2. the liquor prepared from this sap

  3. (in Malaysia) a milky-white sour alcoholic drink made from fermented coconut milk, drunk chiefly by Indians

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Etymology

Origin of toddy

First recorded in 1600–10, toddy is from the Hindi word tāḍi

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Example Sentences

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Once in Kerala, the film whizzes through a checklist of things a layperson might associate with the tourist-favourite state - its famous backwaters, the ubiquitous coconut trees, toddy, elephants, and Onam, its most popular festival.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

If you’re aiming to try toddy experiments of your own, here are a few tips:

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023

But admittedly, hot honey isn't all savory games; one of Kurtz's favorite ways to enjoy it is drizzled over vanilla ice cream, in a hot toddy during the wintertime, or a hot honey turmeric latte.

From Salon • May 7, 2022

Last winter, she saw people dining outside in the middle of a snowstorm, bundled up with a blanket next to the heaters, with a hot toddy in hand.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021

“You looks like a hant. You git in bed and I’ll fix you a toddy and see kin you sleep. I bet you aint had a full night’s sleep since you lef.”

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

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