英语词汇“mahua”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mahua

/ˈmʌhʊə

(also mahwa /ˈməʊwə/)

noun

1An Indian tree which has fleshy edible flowers and yields oil-rich seeds.

Madhuca latifolia, family Sapotaceae.

Access to products like mahua (butter tree), tendu leaf and edible gum is a matter of life and death to the tribals....

Every part of the famed illupai tree (Madhuca longifolia, mahua in Hindi, or ‘butter tree ‘) can be used.
The women also pick up mahua, a kind of flower with which they make liquor.

1.1 [mass noun] An alcoholic drink produced from the nectar-rich flowers of the mahua.He retained mahua liquor and tribal sensuality, but brought in the prissiness of the urban middleclass, plus his own reticence....

Lawrence [went] to the wilds of Purulia where he set up home with a Santhal woman, ate begun-pora and drank mahua religiously each evening.

Origin

Late 17th century: via Hindi from Sanskrit madhūka, from madhu 'sweet'.

单词	mahua
释义	mahua /ˈmʌhʊə / (also mahwa /ˈməʊwə/) noun 1An Indian tree which has fleshy edible flowers and yields oil-rich seeds. Madhuca latifolia, family Sapotaceae. Access to products like mahua (butter tree), tendu leaf and edible gum is a matter of life and death to the tribals.... Every part of the famed illupai tree (Madhuca longifolia, mahua in Hindi, or ‘butter tree ‘) can be used. The women also pick up mahua, a kind of flower with which they make liquor. 1.1 [mass noun] An alcoholic drink produced from the nectar-rich flowers of the mahua.He retained mahua liquor and tribal sensuality, but brought in the prissiness of the urban middleclass, plus his own reticence.... Lawrence [went] to the wilds of Purulia where he set up home with a Santhal woman, ate begun-pora and drank mahua religiously each evening. Origin Late 17th century: via Hindi from Sanskrit madhūka, from madhu 'sweet'.
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