| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  p nch |
| NOUN: | A beverage of fruit juices and sometimes a soft drink or carbonated water, often spiced and mixed with a wine or liquor base. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Perhaps from Hindi pañc, five, from Sanskrit pañca (from its originally having been prepared from five ingredients). See penkwe in Appendix I.
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