Meaning of punsch | Babel Free

Definitions

A Swedish fruit liqueur based on Batavia arrack, neutral spirits, and flavorings.

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“Strindberg's as well as Ibsen's characters indulge in a glass of ‘punsch’, the arrak-based drink popular in Scandinavia during the latter part of the nineteenth century.”

“A popular drink here is punsch, a sweet fruit liqueur. Stately old buildings sometimes have punsch-verandas, little glassed-in upstairs porches where people traditionally would imbibe and chat.”

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