sikhye

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 식혜(食醯) (sikhye).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiːk.jeɪ/, enPR: shēkʹyā
  • Hyphenation: sik‧hye

Noun

sikhye (uncountable)

  1. A sweet beverage made from barley and rice, sometimes served with pine nuts.
    • 2011 December 2, Karla Cook, “Korean Barbecue in a Smoke-Filled Room”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      At dessert time, we skipped the red bean and green tea ice creams, ordering instead a sweet drink, sikhye, made with malt flour, rice and sugar.

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