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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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