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As a noun feni is

(india) an alcoholic drink made in goa, india, from fermented cashew apples or coconut toddy (sap).

fen

English

(wikipedia fen)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) ).

Noun

(en noun)
  • a type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline
  • * 1842 ,
    • In dark fens of the Dismal Swamp / The hunted Negro lay; [...]
    Derived terms
    * fenlike * fennish

    See also

    * bog * everglade * marsh * swamp * wetland

    Etymology 2

    From (fan), by analogy with (men) as the plural of (man).

    Noun

    fen' (p) (''singular:'' ' fan )
  • a plural form of fan used by enthusiasts of science fiction, fantasy, and anime, partly from whimsy and partly to distinguish themselves from fans of sport, etc.
  • * 1951 , Winthrop Sargeant, Through the Interstellar Looking Glass'' (in ''Life magazine, 21 May 1951)
    • Sad to relate, however, some of the European delegates were probably insurgents rather than true fen .

    Coordinate terms

    * fenne

    Derived terms

    * actifen * confen * eofen * fakefen * femme fen * femfen * femmefen * fringefen * litfen * mediafen * neofen * passifen * stfen * trufan * zinefen ----

    feni

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fenim * fenny

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (India) An alcoholic drink made in Goa, India, from fermented cashew apples or coconut toddy (sap).
  • * 2003 , Paul Harding, Goa , 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 .
  • * 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 , 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.'
  • * 2009 , Bhaichand Patel, Happy Hours: The Penguin Book of Cocktails , 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.

    Derived terms

    * caju feni * cashew feni * coconut feni * palm feni ----