"toddy" meaning in English

See toddy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-toddy.wav Forms: toddies [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi ताड़ी (tāṛī), ultimately from Dravidian. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hi|ताड़ी}} Borrowed from Hindi ताड़ी (tāṛī), {{der|en|dra}} Dravidian Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} toddy (countable and uncountable, plural toddies)
  1. Ellipsis of hot toddy. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: hot toddy Translations (hot toddy): grog [masculine] (Czech), punč [masculine] (Czech), grog [masculine] (Dutch), toti (Finnish), grog [masculine] (French), Grog [masculine] (German), കള്ള് (kaḷḷŭ) (Malayalam), கள் (kaḷ) (Tamil), ஈழம் (īḻam) [archaic] (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-toddy-en-noun-hIWGu~-0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 12 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 17 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 7 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 66 27 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 69 24 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 71 23 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 71 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 71 23 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 74 21 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 66 27 6 Disambiguation of 'hot toddy': 96 3 1
  2. (dated) The sweet sap from any of several tropical trees fermented to make an alcoholic drink. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-toddy-en-noun-en:sap
  3. (South India) The drink itself. Tags: India, South, countable, uncountable Synonyms: palm wine
    Sense id: en-toddy-en-noun-FviRorV7 Categories (other): South Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alcoholic beverage Derived forms: toddy bird, toddy cat, toddy iron, toddy ladle, toddyman, toddy palm, toddy shrike, toddy stick

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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