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sake
noun
-
sake
a
Japanese
alcoholic
drink
made
from
fermented
rice
•
We
shared
a
warm
bottle
of
sake
with
our
sushi
dinner
.
We
shared
a
warm
bottle
of
sake
with
our
sushi
dinner
.
•
He
learned
how
to
brew
sake
during
his
trip
to
Kyoto
.
He
learned
how
to
brew
sake
during
his
trip
to
Kyoto
.
Borrowed
into
English
in
the
19th
century
from
Japanese
‘
酒
’ (
sake
),
meaning
‘
alcoholic
drink
’.
noun
-
sake
the
purpose
,
reason
,
or
benefit
of
doing
something
•
She
started
exercising
every
morning
for
the
sake
of
her
health
.
She
started
exercising
every
morning
for
the
sake
of
her
health
.
•
Please
,
for
the
sake
of
peace
,
stop
arguing
.
Please
,
for
the
sake
of
peace
,
stop
arguing
.
Old
English
‘
sacu
’
meaning
‘
cause
’
or
‘
lawsuit
’;
later
sense
of
‘
purpose
,
advantage
’
emerged
in
Middle
English
.
