"snake wine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snake wines [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 蛇酒 (shéjiǔ). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|蛇酒}} Calque of Chinese 蛇酒 (shéjiǔ) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} snake wine (usually uncountable, plural snake wines)
  1. An Asian alcoholic beverage produced by infusing whole snakes in rice wine or grain alcohol, and traditionally believed to have curative effects. Wikipedia link: snake wine Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Alcoholic beverages Translations (Translations): 蛇酒 (shéjiǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), arak ular (Indonesian), 蛇酒 (Japanese), ស្រាពស់ (srapsâ) (Khmer), 뱀주 (baemju) (Korean), arak ular (Malay), могойтой архи (mogojtoj arxi) (Mongolian), żmijówka [feminine] (Polish), rượu rắn (Vietnamese)

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