saki : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: saki	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Saki n British writer of short stories (1870-1916) [syn: Munro, H. H. Munro, Hector Hugh Munro, Saki] Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot Synonym(s): sake, saki, rice beer small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saki \Sa"ki\ (s[amac]"k[icr]), n. [Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from the native name.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus {Pithecia}. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile. Note: The black saki ({Pithecia satanas}), the white-headed ({P. leucocephala}), and the red-backed, or hand-drinking, saki ({P. chiropotes}), are among the best-known.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saki \Sa"ki\ (s[aum]"k[esl]), n. The alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice.