sakes
- 1Plural of sake.
The couple agreed to keep things civil for their children's sakes.
We kept the party quiet for our neighbors' sakes.
Note
The plural appears when the benefit belongs to several people at once: for all our sakes, for both our sakes, for their children's sakes. The possessive in front decides the number. A plural owner calls for sakes, and a single one keeps sake. The same spelling is also the plural of the Japanese rice wine, which is a separate word. That drink is sometimes written saké, a spelling that keeps the two apart on the page.
- 2Plural of sake, the Japanese rice wine.
The sommelier recommended two dry sakes to pair with the sushi.
Premium sakes are often brewed from highly polished rice.
Note
As with wines or beers, the plural counts kinds or servings rather than adding more of the substance: a sailor working through several sakes, two dry sakes paired with sushi. Used as a mass noun, the drink takes no plural (a cup of sake), so the -s tells the reader that distinct varieties are being compared. The accented spelling saké removes any clash with the plural meaning 'benefit'.
sakes is a form of sake
sake, noun: The purpose, end, or reason for which an action is taken. Full entry
- Forms
- sakesakes plural
- Spelling
- sake → sakes: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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