Saki

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sake \Sa"ke\ (s[aum]"k[-e]), n.
     a traditional alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice.
     [Also spelled {saki}.]
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Saki \Sa"ki\ (s[=a]"k[i^]), n. [Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from
     the native name.] (Zool.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The black saki ({Pithecia satanas}), the white-headed
           ({Pithecia leucocephala}), and the red-backed, or
           hand-drinking, saki ({Pithecia chiropotes}), are among
           the best-known.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Saki \Sa"ki\ (s[aum]"k[-e]), n.
     The alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice; it is
     usually spelled {sake}.
     [1913 Webster +PJC] Sakieh

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Saki
       n 1: British writer of short stories (1870-1916) [syn: {Munro}, {H.
            H. Munro}, {Hector Hugh Munro}]
       2: Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice;
          usually served hot [syn: {sake}, {rice beer}]
       3: small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long
          hair and bushy nonprehensile tail