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toddy
(tɒdi)
Word forms: plural toddies
variable noun
A toddy is a drink that is made by adding hot water and sugar to a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky, rum, or brandy.
...a hot toddy.
toddy in British English
(ˈtɒdɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -dies
1.
a drink made from spirits, esp whisky, with hot water, sugar, and usually lemon juice
2.
a.
the sap of various palm trees (toddy or wine palms), used as a beverage
b.
the liquor prepared from this sap
3.
(in Malaysia) a milky-white sour alcoholic drink made from fermented coconut milk, drunk chiefly by Indians
Word origin
C17: from Hindi tārī juice of the palmyra palm, from tār palmyra palm, from Sanskrit tāra, probably of Dravidian origintoddy in American English
(ˈtɑdi)
nounWord forms: plural ˈtoddies
1.
a.
the sweet sap of various East Indian palms, used as a beverage
b.
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 Word origin
Anglo-Ind < Hindi tāṛī, fermented sap of palmyra tree < tāṛ, palm tree < Sans tāla, palmyraImage oftoddy
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