Saki n 1: British writer of short stories (1870-1916) [syn: {Munro}, {H. H. Munro}, {Hector Hugh Munro}, {Saki}] 2: Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot [syn: {sake}, {saki}, {rice beer}] 3: small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail
Sake \Sa"ke\ (s[aum]"k[-e]), n. a traditional alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice. [Also spelled {saki}.] [1913 Webster +PJC]
Saki \Sa"ki\ (s[=a]"k[i^]), n. [Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from the native name.] (Zool.) Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus {Pithecia}. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile. [1913 Webster] Note: The black saki ({Pithecia satanas}), the white-headed ({Pithecia leucocephala}), and the red-backed, or hand-drinking, saki ({Pithecia chiropotes}), are among the best-known. [1913 Webster]
Saki \Sa"ki\ (s[aum]"k[-e]), n. The alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice; it is usually spelled {sake}. [1913 Webster +PJC] Sakieh