noun
sake heated over a fire of fallen autumn leaves
A rare, poetic seasonal term for sake warmed by burning fallen leaves, evoking autumn imagery. Not an everyday word.
紅葉酒は、落ち葉を焚いて燗をつけた風流な酒のことだ。
Momijizake is an elegant sake heated over a fire of fallen leaves.
Compound of 紅葉 (もみじ, autumn leaves) and 酒 (さけ, sake), with rendaku voicing of さけ to ざけ. The term refers to the practice of heating sake using a fire of fallen autumn leaves.