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Meaning of "toddy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TODDY

From Hindi tārī juice of the palmyra palm, from tār palmyra palm, from Sanskrit tāra, probably of Dravidian origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TODDY

toddy  [ˈtɒdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TODDY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Toddy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TODDY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Toddy

Toddy may be: Drinks ▪ Hot toddy, a mixed drink served hot ▪ Egg toddy, another name for eggnog ▪ Palm toddy or palm wine, an alcoholic beverage ▪ Toddy palm, several species of palms used to produce palm toddy ▪ Toddy shop, a drinking establishment where palm toddy is served ▪ Toddy coffee, a cold water coffee brewing system ▪ Toddy, a powdered milk drink now marketed mainly in South America People ▪ Master Toddy, Thai-American martial artist and trainer ▪ Ralph "Toddy" Giannini, American basketball player ▪ Svetoslav Todorov, Bulgarian footballer ▪ Toddy Orlygsson, Icelandic football player and manager ▪ Toddy O'Sullivan, Irish politician ▪ Toddy Puller, American politician ▪ Toddy Walters, actress and singer/songwriter Other uses ▪ Toddy Bridge, a pedestrian bridge in Singapore ▪ Toddy Pond, a pond in Antarctica ▪ Toddy Cat or Asian palm civet...

Definition of toddy in the English dictionary

The first definition of toddy in the dictionary is a drink made from spirits, esp whisky, with hot water, sugar, and usually lemon juice. Other definition of toddy is the sap of various palm trees, used as a beverage. Toddy is also the liquor prepared from this sap.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TODDY


antibody
ˈæntɪˌbɒdɪ
anybody
ˈɛnɪˌbɒdɪ
autoantibody
ˌɔːtəʊˈæntɪˌbɒdɪ
blackbody
ˈblækˌbɒdɪ
body
ˈbɒdɪ
busybody
ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪ
embody
ɪmˈbɒdɪ
everybody
ˈɛvrɪˌbɒdɪ
homebody
ˈhəʊmˌbɒdɪ
noddy
ˈnɒdɪ
Peabody
ˈpiːˌbɒdɪ
shoddy
ˈʃɒdɪ
underbody
ˈʌndəˌbɒdɪ
unibody
ˈjuːnɪˌbɒdɪ
wadi
ˈwɒdɪ
wady
ˈwɒdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TODDY

tocophobia
Tocqueville
tocsin
tod
today
Todd
toddies
toddle
toddler
toddlerhood
toddy palm
todger
todies
tody
toe
toe and heel
toe clip
toe crack
toe dance
toe dancer

WORDS THAT END LIKE TODDY

addy
big Daddy
buddy
caddy
cloddy
daddy
diddy
doddy
eddy
giddy
kiddy
muddy
paddy
poddy
reddy
ruddy
rum toddy
Soddy
spoddy
teddy

Synonyms and antonyms of toddy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «toddy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TODDY

Find out the translation of toddy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of toddy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «toddy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

托迪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

toddy
570 millions of speakers

English

toddy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ताड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пунш
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

toddy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grog
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Toddy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grog
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トディ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토디
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Toddy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhựa của cây kè
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கள்ளு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ताडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hurma içkisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

specie di ponce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grog
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пунш
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

toddy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

toddy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

toddy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

toddy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of toddy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TODDY»

The term «toddy» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.167 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TODDY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «toddy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «toddy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about toddy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TODDY»

Discover the use of toddy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to toddy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Social History of India
Today in spite of their conversion to Christianity and Islam in their thousands, one - fourth of the state population is Ezhava, but those who engaged in toddy drawing is enumerated to be a mere 8000. From the beginning other Hindus of the ...
S. N. Sadasivan, 2000
2
Toddy's Mommy Comes to Town
Marilyn Ambrose. Finally, Zaria entered the house “what's the matter with you, why can't you come out and play!” she exclaimed. Her face was pale and very serious as she begged Toddy to come out and play with them. “My mommy is coming ...
Marilyn Ambrose, 2012
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Commercial Crops Technology
Conversion into ice blocks: For distant transportation, neera cannot be cooled and preserved. In this case, neera is filled in cans and kept in ice-making rooms. Thus, neera remains for many days without fermentation. Toddy Toddy is formed as ...
Alice Kurian, K.V.Peter, 2007
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Coconut Palm Products: Their Processing in Developing Countries
The composition of toddy depends on the precise state of fermentation of the juice, but Browning and Symons (1916), on the basis of their examination of fifty samples of toddy as sold over the counter at taverns in Sri Lanka, found an average ...
Brian E. Grimwood, Ashman, F., Jarman, C.G., 1975
5
Elemental Mixology
SLINGS ❄ TRADITIONAL SLINGS AND TODDIES ␂␄ ␅ ␆ PLAIN ❄ STANDARD Plain ❄ Standard [continued] Based on Liquors ❄ Spirits ❄ Spirits of Toddy ❄ Spirits of Molasses Toddy Blended Rum BARBADOS SLING or BARBADOS ...
Andrew Willett, 2013
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Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ...
This spirit is prepared from different substances, more especially from sweet juice (toddy) extracted from the unexpanded flowers of different species of the palm tribe. In Ceylon, where a large quantity of arack is manufactured, it is entirely ...
‎1833
7
Handbook of Fruit Science and Technology: Production, ...
1n toddy stored at ambient temperature (27°C). the alcohol content increased on the first day of storage, titratable acidity increased up to 7 days, while microbial count decreased on the first and second days of storage. 1n toddy stored at 17°C,  ...
D. K. Salunkhe, S.S. Kadam, 1995
8
A Collection of Legislative Acts of the Ceylon Government ...
Thesaleofany Toddy to licensed retailers of Toddy, or to licensed distillers of Arrack. 2<fiy. The sale of any Toddy by the Toddy Renter or licensed retailer of Toddy for the Rent division in which it shall be so sold. 8. And it is further enacted, that ...
Ceylon, 1854
9
Myanmar (Burma)
TODDY Throughout central Myanmar and the delta, t'àn ye (or htan ye; palm juice ) or toddy is the farmer's choice of alcoholic beverage. T'àn ye is tapped from the top of a toddy palm, the same tree – and the same sap – that produces jaggery, ...
Robert Reid, Michael Grosberg, 2005
10
Oceania: The Native Cultures of Australia and the Pacific ...
Toddy Palm wine is the sap obtained from incisions made in the spathe of the inflorescence of certain palms. It is used as a beverage throughout South Asia ( where the practice likely originated) and in the Philippines and Micronesia.
Douglas L. Oliver, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TODDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term toddy is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Excise policy in Oct; Pure toddy, liquor to replace illicit brew: KCR
Stressing the need for promotion of toddy and increase of its sale to cater to the needs of the people, he directed the officials to take steps for local production of ... «The Siasat Daily, Jul 15»
2
Toddy adulteration racket busted, three nabbed
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials on Thursday arrested three persons who had allegedly been making money by mixing a psychotropic chemical ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
Telangana toddy shops turning into illicitly distilled liquor dens
Despite excise department officials reportedly smashing a string of IDL dens, its peddlers have found licenced toddy shops as perfect outlets to sell spurious ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Plan to revive toddy extraction in Vasai
Former VVMC mayor Narayan Mankar and Vasai leader Dominic Gonsalves recently made a three day trip to Kerala to understand the toddy extraction process. «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
Two dead, five hospitalised after drinking 'toddy'
The men complained of severe stomachache after drinking 'toddy', a fermented beverage produced from sap of palm trees, at a shop near their village at Sikti ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
6
Police recover toddy shop employee's body from freezer
Police recover toddy shop employee's body from freezer. In a shocking incident, the Kerala police recovered the dead body of an employee from the deep ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
7
378 litres of spurious toddy seized
The Excise Department seized about 378 litres of spurious toddy during a raid at a toddy shop in Edanad near Aluva on Tuesday. According to officials, the ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
8
ENDependence Center to Honor State Sen. Toddy Puller
Linda “Toddy” Puller with the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award. Puller represents the 36th District which includes parts of Fairfax, Prince Williams, and ... «Patch.com, May 15»
9
Ole Hotty Toddy Giveaway: Win 2015 Final Four Ticket Vouchers …
To add to all the madness, FanSided and Ole Hotty Toddy have partnered up with TiqIQ, one of the top ticket retailers in the country, to give away a pair ticket ... «Ole Hotty Toddy, Mar 15»
10
Report proves chemicals in toddy supply
The laboratory readings of toddy samples acquired from various city compounds are sure to disappoint the consumers of the traditional alcohol beverage. «The Hindu, Feb 15»

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