sakè

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sake"

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French saké, from Japanese 酒(さけ) (sake, “sake”), Old Japanese 酒 (sake₂), from Proto-Japonic *sakay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈkɛ/^*
• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: sa‧kè

Noun

sakè m (invariable)

1. (countable and uncountable) sake, rice wine

Further reading

• sakè in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana