mauby
/ˈməʊbi
/noun [mass noun]
A West Indian drink made from the bark of trees of the buckthorn family.Many meals, especially during special occasions, are served with mauby (a drink made from the bark of a tree), Guinness stout, and Carib and Stag beers....
- A favorite local dish is fungi (cornmeal and okra) and fried fish; favored beverages are drinks made from local fruits, and include limeade, soursop, mauby, and passion fruit.
- The mauby is unforgettable; it's basically a Caribbean version of sarsparilla, all sweet, licoricelike, perkily spicy, and palate-cleansing.
Origin
From Carib mabi, denoting a drink made from sweet potatoes.