feni

Definitions

An alcoholic drink made in Goa, India, from fermented cashew apples or coconut toddy (sap).

India, uncountable, usually

Examples

“A shot of Indian-made spirits is about Rs 40 to 60 (mixers cost⟳ extra) and a shot of feni is Rs 20.[…]Goans are keen to offer⟳ advice to foreigners; don't drink⟳ it on an empty stomach, don't mix⟳ it with other spirits, and certainly don't swim⟳ after a couple of fenis.”

“The Department of Agriculture's official definition of feni is many soulless removes from its ebullient metaphysics; ‘Feni (the more accurate rendering, as opposed to the Portuguese 'fenim') has achieved the status of a generic term applying to a wide variety of distilled alcoholic liquors derived from extracts of the coconut palm and the cashew fruit.'”

“Feni is really country liquor that has risen from its lowly status.[…]Whatever claims the Goans may lay⟳ to its potency, feni is no stronger than whisky or vodka.”

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