toddy

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noun pl. toddies

    1. the sweet sap of various East Indian palms, used as a beverage
    2. an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting this sap
  2. a drink of brandy, whiskey, etc. with hot water, sugar, and often spices
    also hot toddy

Origin: Anglo-Ind < Hindi tāṛī, fermented sap of palmyra tree < tāṛ, palm tree < Sans tāla, palmyra

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noun pl. tod·dies
  1. A hot toddy.
  2. a. The sweet sap of several tropical Asian palm trees, especially palmyra and Caryota urens, used as a beverage.
    b. A liquor fermented from this sap.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi tāṛī, sap of palm

Origin: , from tāṛ, palm

Origin: , from Sanskrit tālaḥ

Origin: , perhaps of Dravidian origin

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