beno means A surname. It carries an Arena rating of 1351, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, beno ranks #2,531 of 17,052 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #4,572 of 17,056 for Funniest Words, #6,443 of 17,058 for Most Ingenious Words, #6,868 of 17,055 for Words That Escaped Their Books.
Why “beno” is a great word
A distilled spirit of considerable potency, traditionally produced in the Philippines from the fermented sap of various palm trees. From Spanish *vino* ("wine"), a colonial loanword that traveled across the Pacific and settled into the archipelago's lexicon of intoxication. Unlike *tuba*, which is the mildly alcoholic, un-distilled sap fresh from the tree, or *lambanog*, a specific type of coconut-derived spirit, *beno* is the general term for the concentrated, fiery heart of the process. It is the sharp sting sipped from a coconut shell, the acrid sweetness clinging to the back of the throat, the smoky breath of a backyard still—a transformation, through flame and alembic, of simple sweetness into a durable, clarifying heat.
Etymology
Modification of Spanish vino (“wine”).
noun
- An alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented sap of palm trees, originating from the Philippines.e.g.“In cases of continuous intoxication it results in dysentery, fevers, insanity, and drinking beno is the cause of many deaths.”
Words closest in meaning
By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.
- tombo 64% match — A traditional sweet beer made from the bamboo palm. vs beno →
- bais 62% match — A kind of Filipino mead drink. vs beno →
- feni 60% match — An alcoholic drink made in Goa, India, from fermented cashew apples or coconut toddy (sap). vs beno →
- bumbo 58% match — A drink made from rum, water, sugar, and nutmeg. vs beno →
- balché 58% match — An intoxicating beverage made by soaking the bark of the leguminous tree Lonchocarpus violaceus in honey and water and fermenting it. vs beno →
- arrack 58% match — An alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers in South Asia. vs beno →
- toddy 57% match — The sweet sap from any of several tropical trees fermented to make an alcoholic drink. vs beno →
- apong 57% match — An alcoholic drink of northeast India, made from fermented rice. vs beno →