单词 | mampoer |
释义 | mampoern. South African. A raw brandy originating in the northern Transvaal (now Limpopo province) and distilled (often illicitly) from fruits such as peaches, karee-berries, and marulas; = witblits n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > brandy > [noun] > types of brandy Nants1653 French brandy1655 snapdragon1676 Cognac brandy1687 guildive1698 aguardiente1752 cognac1755 Armagnac1797 Jew brandy1817 pisco1825 Cape smoke1846 marc1848 fine champagne1864 burnt brandy1880 dop1889 grape-brandy1892 grappa1893 beno1903 V.S.O.P.1907 jackass brandy1909 fine1923 Napoleon brandy1930 Remy Martin1932 framboise1933 mampoer1934 witblits1934 Metaxa1938 Soberano1963 Napoleon1968 1934 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 13 May in C. P. Swart Suppl. C. Pettman's Gloss. S. Afr. Colloq. Words (M. A. thesis, Univ. of S. Afr.) 111 Mampoer, as this home-distilled brandy is commonly called, has been very popular. 1947 H. C. Bosman Mafeking Rd. (1969) 122 It was good mampoer, made from karee-berries that were plucked when they were still green and full of thick sap. 1968 W. Kempen in D.J. Opperman Spirit of Vine 284 Mapoer, fiery brandy illicitly distilled on farms. 1976 S. Afr. Panorama May 24 What is moonshine white, has the kick of a pack of crazed mules and is in essence liquid folk-lore? Mampoer, my friend, mampoer. 1983 A. Sparks in J. Crwys-Williams S. Afr. Despatches (1989) 446 Mampoer, after all, is a piece of Afrikaner culture. 1998 Economist 23 May 123/1 For a sharper kick, a spirit called mampoer is recommended. The fruit of the marula tree, from which it is usually made, is best known for fermenting inside elephants' stomachs, causing the great pachyderms to blunder drunkenly into trees. Compounds mampoerfees n. Brit. /mamˈpʊəˌfɪəs/ , U.S. /mæmˈpʊ(ə)rˌfis/ , South African English /mʌmˈpuːrˌfɪəs/ , /mʌmˈpʊəˌfɪəs/ [ < Afrikaans mampoerfees < mampoer mampoer n. + fees festival < Dutch feest feast n.] a fair at which mampoer is tasted and prizes awarded for the best distillation.ΚΠ 1983 Frontline May 18 Down the road, there is another gate with a small sign saying ‘mampoerfees’. 1988 Weekly Mail (Johannesburg) 27 May 3 (caption) About the only stall at the annual Mampoerfees in Pretoria last week to offer wares to rival the sharpness of the infamous throat-blistering brew was this selection of cutlery, perfect for the serious biltong-gnawer. mampoerstoker n. Brit. /mamˈpʊəˌstəʊkə/ , U.S. /mæmˈpʊ(ə)rˌstoʊkər/ , South African English /mʌmˈpuːrˌstʊəkər/ , /mʌmˈpʊəˌstʊəkə/ [ < Afrikaans mampoerstoker < mampoer mampoer n. + stoker < Dutch stoker stoker, distiller (see stoker n.)] a distiller of mampoer.ΚΠ 1988 Sunday Star (Johannesburg) 5 June 2 In the above right picture mampoerstokers distill their precious brew of distilled juice and alcohol. 1990 Motorist 1st Quarter 16 There are [sic] a plentiful supply of mampoer-stokers in our north-western Transvaal, most operate with a licence, some brew the clear liquid under cover of the bushes in the backyard, all their booze has the kick of a mule. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934 |
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