NEGUS

negus

(noun) wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Proper noun

Negus

An English surname of unknown derivation.

Etymology 2

Noun

Negus (plural Neguses)

Alternative form of negus (“Ethiopian ruler”)

Anagrams

• genus

Etymology 1

Named from Colonel Francis Negus (died 1732), its creator.

Noun

negus (countable and uncountable, plural neguses)

A drink of wine, lemon, sugar, nutmeg and hot water.

Etymology 2

Noun

negus (plural neguses)

(historical) A ruler of Ethiopia or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the supreme ruler of Ethiopia before 1974.

Anagrams

• genus

Source: Wiktionary


Ne"gus, n.

Definition: A beverage made of wine, water, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon juice;

– so called, it is said, from its first maker, Colonel Negus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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