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As a proper noun fens

is a marshy area in eastern england.

As a noun feni is

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

fens

English

Noun

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    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 ----