mwenge

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Luganda omwenge.

Noun

mwenge (uncountable)

1. An alcoholic drink of Uganda, made with fermented bananas and sorghum.

Anagrams

• Mengwe

Bemba

Noun

mwenge class 3

1. A species of tree, Diplorhynchus mossambicensis.

Maore Comorian

Noun

mwenge class 3 (plural menge class 4)

1. electricity
2. light

References

• “mwenge” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Pohnpeian

Noun

mwenge

1. food

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

mwenge (m-mi class, plural mienge)

1. (flaming) torch, firebrand