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Strega

Strega noun: an Italian herbal liqueur coloured with saffron.

Noun

Strega (countable and uncountable, plural Stregas)

  1. An Italian herbal liqueur coloured with saffron.
    • The waiter rattled off a list, beginning with Strega and ending with cherry brandy.1922, DH Lawrence, Aaron's Rod
    • I had drunk much wine and afterward coffee and strega and I explained, winefully, how we did not do the things we wanted to do; we never did such things.1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 20

Forms of Strega

pluralStregas

Origin of Strega

From Italian Strega (proprietary name).

Questions about Strega

What does Strega mean?
Strega means an Italian herbal liqueur coloured with saffron.
What part of speech is Strega?
Strega is a noun.
What is the plural of Strega?
The plural of Strega is Stregas.

Words near Strega in the dictionary

  1. streety
  2. Streff
  3. Streff syndrome
  4. Streffordian
  5. Streffs
  6. Strega
  7. Stregas
  8. Strege
  9. Streges
  10. Strehaia
  11. Strehle

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