Swedish punsch

noun

variants or Swedish punch

-ˈpənch

: a sweet yellow-colored liqueur from Sweden consisting of arrack flavored with various aromatic substances

called also arrack punsch, caloric punsch

Word History

Etymology

punsch, from Swedish, punch, from German, from English punch entry 4

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