Local Drinks

1. काजू फेणी

   kājū pheṇī

   Cashew feni (cashew-apple spirit)

   Usage

   Goa's famous spirit. It is strong, so drink it slowly

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary lists फेणी and काजू in one synonym set.

2. माडाची फेणी

   māḍācī pheṇī

   Coconut-palm feni

   Usage

   A spirit distilled from palm sap, milder than cashew feni

   Grammar Note

   माडाची is the genitive of "palm tree", feminine to agree with फेणी.

3. ताडी

   tāḍī

   Toddy (fermented palm sap)

   Usage

   A local drink of fermented palm sap

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary example says people went to the village to drink ताडी.

4. माडाची सूर

   māḍācī sūr

   Palm sap (toddy)

   Usage

   Sap tapped from the palm, also used to ferment sanna batter

   Grammar Note

   सूर also means "tune". Here it means sap, as in the article line "माडाची सूर वा दीख".

5. सोलकडी

   solakaḍī

   Sol kadi (kokum and coconut-milk drink)

   Usage

   A pink digestive drink; it can also be mixed into rice

   Grammar Note

   The encyclopedia calls it a digestive drink.

6. सोलकडी जेवण करून जातकच जिरवणेक पिवंक जाता

   solakaḍī jevaṇ karūn jātakac jiravaṇek pivaṃk jātā

   Sol kadi is drunk after a meal to help digestion

   Usage

   Explains when it is drunk

   Grammar Note

   The sentence as written in the Konkani encyclopedia. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

7. कोकमाचें सरबत

   kokamāceṃ sarabat

   Kokum cooler (sarbat)

   Usage

   A sweet-sour cold drink from the red kokum fruit

   Grammar Note

   Kokum is also called भिण्णां.

8. नाल्लाचें उदक

   nāllāceṃ udak

   Coconut water

   Usage

   A drink for hot days, sold at beaches and markets

   Grammar Note

   A word used in Goan Konkani.

9. ऊंसाचो रोस

   ūṃsāco ros

   Sugarcane juice

   Usage

   A sweet drink pressed fresh

   Grammar Note

   रोस means juice.

10. सरबत

    sarabat

    Sarbat (sweet cold drink)

    Usage

    A cold drink made from fruit syrup

    Grammar Note

    A word used in Goan Konkani.

11. दूद

    dūd

    Milk

    Usage

    The word for milk

    Grammar Note

    A word used in Goan Konkani.

12. बीचांचेर शॅक्स आसात, थंय सोरो वा हेर पिणां पियोवपाक मेळटा

    bīcāṃcer śeks āsāt, thaṃy soro vā her piṇāṃ piyovapāk meḷaṭā

    There are shacks on the beaches where you can have liquor or other drinks

    Usage

    Explains that beach shacks serve drinks

    Grammar Note

    From the Konkani tourism article. "Beach" is the English loan बीच; the plural oblique is बीचांचेर. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

13. म्हाका सोलकडी जाय

    mhākā solakaḍī jāy

    I would like a sol kadi

    Usage

    Orders a drink at an eatery

    Grammar Note

    "I want X" is म्हाका + noun + जाय. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

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