waragi

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaɹəɡi/, /ˈwaɹəd͡ʒi/

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• Girawa, Wagria