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saki¹

noun sakis

  1. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative spelling of saké (“rice wine”). We went into the Sushi Garage, a former plumbing supply warehouse, and ordered some sushi rolls and saki.

saki²

  • /ˈsæki/ US
  • /ˈsɑki/ US

Where it comes from

Compare French saki and Portuguese saki, ultimately probably from a Tupian name sagui, compare sagoin.

noun sakis

  1. Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia with large ears and a long hairy tail that is not prehensile.

Saki³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Persian سَاقِی (sâqi), from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

proper noun

  1. Pseudonym of British author Hector Hugh Munro (1870–1916).

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@misc{saki_2026,
  title = {saki},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saki},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}