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Feni vs Fend - What's the difference?

feni | fend |

As nouns the difference between feni and fend

is that feni is (india) an alcoholic drink made in goa, india, from fermented cashew apples or coconut toddy (sap) while fend is an enemy; fiend; the devil.

As a verb fend is

to take care of oneself, to take responsibility for oneself.

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 ----

    fend

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An enemy; fiend; the Devil.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To take care of oneself, to take responsibility for oneself.
  • * 1990 , Messrs Howley and Murphy, quoted in U.S. House Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Oversight hearing on the Federal Service Contract Act , U.S. Government Printing Office, page 40,
    • Mr. Howley. They are telling him how much they will increase the reimbursement for the total labor cost. The contractor is left to fend as he can.
    Chairman Murphy. Obviously, he can’t fend for any more than the money he has coming in.
  • * 2003 , Scott Turow Reversible Errors , page 376
    • The planet was full of creatures in need, who could not really fend , and the law was at its best when it ensured that they were treated with dignity.
  • ); to block or push away ((non-gloss definition)).
  • * Dryden
    • With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold.
  • * 1999 , Kuan-chung Lo, Guanzhong Luo, Luo Guanzhong, Moss Roberts, Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel , page 39
    • He fends , he blocks, too skillful to be downed.
  • * 2002 , Jude Deveraux, A Knight in Shining Armor , page 187
    • “ My age is lot like yours. Lone women do not fare well. If I were not there to fend for you, you—”
    Derived terms
    * fend and prove * fend away * fender * fend for oneself * fend off * forfend

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