Latvian

Noun

punšs m (1 declension)

1. punch (beverage)

   no rīsa dedzina, it kā no rudziem mūsu brandvīnu, arīdzan to Arrak, ar ko Punč taisa‎ ― from rice [they are] burning (= distilling), like (we do) from rye our Branntwein (= vodka), also this arrack with which punch is made.^[2]

   (...) tad nu lasa grāmatas, dzer punšus, smēķē (..)‎ ― then (one ends up) reading books, drinking punches, smoking (...)^[3]

Declension

Synonyms

• bole

References

1. ↑ “punšs” in Juris Baldunčiks (1989), Anglicismi latviešu valodā (Rīga: «Zinātne») ISBN 5-7966-0078-8.
2. ↑ Mīlihs G, (1803), Jaunā skolas grāmata, Jelgava, page 122.
3. ↑ (1862), Mājas Viesis, January, page 5.