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pañca
Sanskrit · ancient
"five"
meaning "five", for the drink's five ingredients
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panch
Hindi · medieval
"a five-ingredient drink"
a mixed drink made of five ingredients
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punch
English · 1600s
"a mixed fruit and alcohol drink"
adopted through British trade contact with India
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