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单词 mampoer
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mampoern.

Brit. /mamˈpʊə/, U.S. /mæmˈpʊ(ə)r/, South African English /mʌmˈpʊə/
Forms: 1900s– mampoer, 1900s– mapoer.
Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans mampoer.
Etymology: < Afrikaans mampoer, of uncertain origin.Perhaps < Mampuru, the name of a Pedi chief (born c1827 and executed for rebellion in the Transvaal in 1883); there were several chiefs of this name in a region where an abundance of marulas led to much distilling of spirits.
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.
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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/
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U.S. /mæmˈpʊ(ə)rˌfis/
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South African English /mʌmˈpuːrˌfɪəs/
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/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.
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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/
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U.S. /mæmˈpʊ(ə)rˌstoʊkər/
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South African English /mʌmˈpuːrˌstʊəkər/
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/mʌmˈpʊəˌstʊəkə/
[ < Afrikaans mampoerstoker < mampoer mampoer n. + stoker < Dutch stoker stoker, distiller (see stoker n.)] a distiller of mampoer.
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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).
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