waragi

Definition

A distilled alcoholic beverage made from bananas or millet, common in Uganda.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "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."