negus
A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and…A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and sugar.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and sugar.
Negus
wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg
(historical)A ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the king of Ethiopia before 1974.
Negus
не́гусnégus
Translations
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Origin
Named after Colonel Francis Negus (1670–1732), its creator. Fitst use appears c. the 1590Named after Colonel Francis Negus (1670–1732), its creator.
Fitst use appears c. the 1590s, borrowed from Amharic ንጉሥ (nəguś, “king, ruler”), itself a loan from Ge'ez ንጉሥ (nəguś, “king, ruler”), from the verb ነግሠ (nägśä, “rule”).
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Forms
plural: negusesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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