waragi en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwaɹəɡi/
- /ˈwaɹəd͡ʒi/
Etymology
Borrowed from Luganda waragi, itself from English war + gin.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) A distilled alcoholic beverage made from bananas or millet, common in Uganda.
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.
2016, Maya Jaggi, “Memories of Makerere”, in Literary Review, section 449:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| waragis | Number=Plur | lexicographic |