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cassiri|kæˈsɪərɪ| Also casserie, cassiree, kasiri. [a. Carib cassirí: see cassareep.] An intoxicating liquor made in Guyana from fermented sweet potatoes.
1796Stedman Surinam I. 392 Another drink called cassiree is also much used by these Indians. 1851W. H. Brett Indian Missions Guiana 103 There is another drink made in a more cleanly manner from potatoes, called Kasiri. 1854H. G. Dalton Hist. Brit. Guiana I. 82 They have also another intoxicating beverage, called cassiri. 1879J. W. Boddam-Whetham Roraima 248 The favourite beverage among the inhabitants was a disagreeable-looking compound called cassiree. 1904W. H. Hudson Green Mansions i. 26 More cups of casserie followed this outburst. 1934E. Waugh Handful of Dust v. 272 Cassiri..the local drink made of fermented cassava. |