mead

English

/miːd/

noun
Definitions
  • An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.
  • (US) A drink composed of syrup of sarsaparilla or other flavouring extract, and water, and sometimes charged with carbon dioxide.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mede inherited from Old English medu inherited from Proto-Germanic *meduz (mead) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (honey, mead, sweet drink, wine, honey wine).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*médʰu

Gloss

honey, mead, sweet drink, wine, honey wine

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

蜜

Emoji
🍯

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