sake

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. sake 1 [sake sakes] BrE [seɪk] NAmE [seɪk] noun
see also ↑sake ²
more at for old times' sake at ↑old
Idioms: for Christ's/God's/goodness'/heaven's/pity's sake ▪ ↑for somebody's sake ▪ ↑for something's sake ▪ ↑for the sake of of doing something ▪ ↑for the sake of somebody

Word Origin:
Old English sacu ‘contention, crime’ Germanic Dutch zaak German Sache ‘affair, legal action, thing’ for the sake of Old Norse
 
▪ II. sake 2 [sake sakes] (also saki)BrE [ˈsɑːki] NAmE [ˈsɑːki] noun uncountable
a Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice
see also ↑sake ¹
See also: ↑saki

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  saki, rice beer, interest