palm wine
"Palm wine" refers to both a traditional alcoholic beverage made from palm tree sap and a genre of music from Sierra Leone.
🇺🇸 US Voice:
🇬🇧 UK Voice:
Definition
B2Beverage
(cultural, traditional)An alcoholic drink made by fermenting the sap of various palm trees, commonly consumed in tropical regions.
Example
- In many tropical countries, palm wine is a popular traditional drink.
- The villagers gathered to enjoy freshly tapped palm wine.
C1Music
(cultural, genre)A style of popular music originating in mid-20th-century Sierra Leone.
Example
- Palm wine music has a distinct sound that reflects the cultural heritage of Sierra Leone.
- The band's performance of palm wine music was a highlight of the festival.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "palm wine":
sugar palmpalm oilbottle palmpalm grassoil of palmgrape wineoil palmnew wineplum winespirit of wine