Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Nectar" wani ruwa ne mai daɗi da ake samu a cikin furanni kuma kudan zuma da sauran kwari suke tattarawa don yin zuma. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga abin sha da aka yi daga ruwan 'ya'yan itace da sukari, ko kwarewa ko jin daɗi ko jin daɗi. Ƙari ga haka, a cikin tatsuniyar Helenanci , Nectar shine abin sha na alloli, wanda aka gaskata yana ba da dawwama ga waɗanda suke cinye shi.