单词 | shimiyana |
释义 | shimiyanan. South African. An intoxicating home-brewed drink made from treacle or sugar and water. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > non-malted brews > [noun] > others kvassa1556 locus ale1693 honey beer1731 maple beer1788 heath-ale1801 treacle beer1806 root beer1815 treacle alea1833 gale-beer1863 nettle beer1864 shimiyana1870 birch beer1883 parsnip beer1897 skokiaan1926 1870 A. F. Lindley After Ophir xix. 306 Shimyan and jwarlar were produced for our consumption, and we were invited to witness the usual dancing performances at the kraal after dark. 1900 J. Robinson Life Time S. Afr. 307 ‘Shimyaan’, a concoction of treacle and water allowed to ferment in the sun. This beverage was maddening in its effects, and the parent of much crime. 1934 R. Campbell Broken Rec. 68 You loaf, you drink shimiaan. 1946 Cape Times 29 Oct. 5 The presiding magistrate called in a number of native spectators to decide whether a drum of brew before the court was shimiyana. 1949 Cape Argus 6 Aug. 1/4 Malinga pleaded guilty to being in possession of three gallons of shimiyane which, he said, he brewed for his own consumption. 1961 T. Matshikiza Chocolates for my Wife 76 They plug you cockfull of Shimiyana. Some randy home brew. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1870 |
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