OriginBorrowed from Hindi ताड़ी (tāṛī), ultimately from Dravidian.
- countable, dated, uncountableThe sweet sap from any of several tropical trees fermented to make an alcoholic drink.
“[…] the cocoa-nut tree yields a pure draught from a dry and barren land; a cup of water to the temperate and thirsty traveler; a cup of cream from the pressed kernel; a cup of refreshing and sparkling”
“Moti Guj was very fond of liquor—arrack for choice, though he would drink palm-tree toddy if nothing better offered.”
“A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff. These properties were known to have belonged to a toddy drawer. He had disappeared.”
- India, South, countable, uncountableThe drink itself.
- abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountableEllipsis of hot toddy.
“Yonatan brings them all dandelion toddies and places down a caddy on the center of their table crowded with bottles of hot sauce, packets of tapioca pearls, salt, utensils, and miniature divination ga”
Formstoddies(plural)