ginger wine

ginger wine
noun
: a ginger-flavored beverage sometimes fermented or effervescent

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ginger wine noun
An alcoholic drink made by fermenting sugar and water, and flavoured with various spices, chiefly ginger
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Main Entry: ↑ginger

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ginger wine,
British. an alcoholic drink made of green Jamaica ginger and sweet wine.

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ˌginger ˈwine 7 [ginger wine] noun uncountable, countable
a sweet alcoholic drink made with ↑ginger

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