waragi

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Luganda waragi, itself from English war + gin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaɹəɡi/, /ˈwaɹəd͡ʒi/

Noun[edit]

waragi (countable and uncountable, plural waragis)

  1. A distilled alcoholic beverage made from bananas or millet, common in Uganda.
    • 2016, Maya Jaggi, “Memories of Makerere”, in Literary Review, section 449:
      The two men walk down the hill from Makerere University but get no further than Wandegeya, a cacophonous slum of scrap-iron artisans, blaring radios and ragged-trousered clients frequenting matoke and waragi bars.

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