# saké

Pronunciation: US say "SAH-kee" /ˈsɑki/; UK

## Noun

1. A Japanese alcoholic beverage made from filtered, fermented rice, traditionally called rice wine.
   - Simple: A Japanese drink made from fermented rice, often served warm or cold.
   - _The restaurant served warm saké alongside the grilled fish._
   - _Brewers in the region have produced saké for centuries using local spring water._

## Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 酒 (sake, "rice wine"). The accented final e marks that it is pronounced, unlike in other senses of "sake," and helps set the words apart; the spelling was likely influenced by French saké.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sak%C3%A9 (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).