Deni vs Feni - What's the difference?
deni | feni |
A subdivision of currency, equal to 0.01 Macedonian denar.
* 2008 , Macedonia: Investment, Trade Laws and Regulations Handbook , Volume 1: Strategic Information and Basic Laws, International Business Publications, USA,
(India) An alcoholic drink made in Goa, India, from fermented cashew apples or coconut toddy (sap).
* 2003 , Paul Harding, Goa ,
* 2006', Frank Simoes, ''Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about '''Feni but Were Too Drunk to Ask'', Jerry Pinto (editor), ''Reflected in Water: Writings on Goa ,
* 2009 , Bhaichand Patel, Happy Hours: The Penguin Book of Cocktails ,
As nouns the difference between deni and feni
is that deni is a subdivision of currency, equal to 0.01 Macedonian denar while feni is an alcoholic drink made in Goa, India, from fermented cashew apples or coconut toddy (sap).deni
English
(Macedonian denar)Noun
(en-noun)page 50,
- In May, 1993, a new Denar, equivalent to 100 of the old units, was put into circulation. Denominations of coins are 0.50 (50 deni ), 1, 2 and 5 Denars and bills are 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 Denars.
Anagrams
* ----feni
English
Alternative forms
* fenim * fennyNoun
(en-noun)page 71,
- A shot of Indian-made spirits is about Rs 40 to 60 (mixers cost extra) and a shot of feni' is Rs 20.Goans are keen to offer advice to foreigners; don't drink it on an empty stomach, don't mix it with other spirits, and certainly don't swim after a couple of ' fenis .
page 243,
- The Department of Agriculture's official definition of feni' is many soulless removes from its ebullient metaphysics; ‘' Feni (the more accurate rendering, as opposed to the Portuguese 'fenim') has achieved the status of a generic term applying to a wide variety of distilled alcoholic liquors derived from extracts of the coconut palm and the cashew fruit.'
unnumbered page,
- Feni' is really country liquor that has risen from its lowly status.Whatever claims the Goans may lay to its potency, ' feni is no stronger than whisky or vodka.