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snake wine

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An Asian alcoholic beverage produced by infusing whole snakes in rice wine or grain alcohol, and traditionally believed to have curative effects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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History

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 蛇酒 (shéjiǔ).

Across languages

Translations

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛇酒 (shéjiǔ) — Translations
  • Indonesian: arak ular — Translations
  • Japanese: 蛇酒 — Translations
  • Khmer: ស្រាពស់ (srapsâ) — Translations
  • Korean: 사주 (saju) — Translations
  • Korean: 뱀술 (baemsul) — Translations
  • Malay: arak ular — Translations
  • Mongolian: могойтой архи (mogojtoj arxi) — Translations
  • Polish: żmijówka — Translations
  • Vietnamese: rượu rắn — Translations