also: ましらざけ
monkey booze; naturally fermented fruit alcohol made by monkeys
Refers to a folkloric or natural phenomenon where fruit cached by monkeys ferments into an alcoholic liquid. Not a commercially produced drink.
I've heard stories about people finding monkey booze in the mountains.
Monkey booze is said to be made when fruit stored by monkeys in tree hollows ferments naturally.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading ましらざけ is a rare alternative.
Rare alternative reading using the older kun'yomi ましら for 猿. Learners should use さるざけ.
Compound of 猿 (さる, 'monkey') and 酒 (さけ, 'sake/alcohol'), literally 'monkey sake'. The reading ましらざけ uses the older word ましら for monkey.