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czworniak

czworniak

9.9
A Polish alcoholic drink made with three parts water and one part honey
  • noun
: czworniak
  • I enjoyed a glass of czworniak at the festival.

Examples

  • The historical drink known as czworniak is enjoyed at many Polish festivals.

  • You can find czworniak alongside other traditional meads in specialty liquor stores.

  • He explained that czworniak is milder and less sweet than stronger varieties of mead.

  • Have you ever tasted czworniak?

  • The historical drink known as czworniak is enjoyed at many Polish festivals.

  • He explained that czworniak is milder and less sweet than stronger varieties of mead.

  • You can find czworniak alongside other traditional meads in specialty liquor stores.

Synonyms

mead
vsczworniak
14 8.7

An alcoholic drink made from honey and water, sometimes with spices or fruit

is a specific Polish recipe using three parts water to one part honey
hydromel
vsczworniak
  • Archaic
9.9

A drink of honey mixed with water

is a finished Polish recipe with fixed three to one water ratio

Surface Forms

czworniak singular
czworniaks plural

Etymology

Czworniak comes from the Polish root czwór, meaning 'four', like the English word 'four'. It is called this because the mead is made of four parts in total — three parts water and one part honey — so it is milder than stronger meads.