tej
Pronunciations
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[ˈtɛd͡ʒ]
Noun
A type of honey wine or mead from Ethiopia and Eritrea typically served in a specialized glass vessel known as a berele.
Usage- Uncountable
- usually
- Examples
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She smells the mingling odors of sweat and tej inside the hot room.
More examples (1)
Amharic for “honey wine,” tej is an Ethiopian drink that kings, queens, and other royals have enjoyed for thousands of years.[…]¶ Tej is an ancient, fermented spirit mostly made from raw honey, water, and wild yeast.[…]¶ They toasted each other with the tej she brought.
Word forms
tedgetedjetedj