sima

Pronunciation: /ˈsimɑ/

“sima” is a Finnish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

a nonalcoholic or low-alcohol drink made from lemon, various sugars and water, common around vappu (“May Day”)
mead
sima

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sima, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *saimaz (compare German Seim (“syrup”), Old Norse seimr (“honeycomb”)). The original meaning was “mead”, but the common meaning now refers to a different beverage, albeit one that is ultimately developed from mead.

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