tej
[ˈtɛd͡ʒ]
tej noun: a type of honey wine or mead from Ethiopia and Eritrea typically served in a specialized glass vessel known as a berele.
Noun
tej (usually uncountable, plural tej)
- A type of honey wine or mead from Ethiopia and Eritrea typically served in a specialized glass vessel known as a berele.
- She smells the mingling odors of sweat and tej inside the hot room.2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 42
- 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.2024 January 10, Lenore Adkins, “Ethiopian Honey Wine Gets the Royal Treatment at Negus Winery and Meadery in Alexandria”, in Eater DC, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2024
Forms of tej
| plural | tej |
|---|---|
| alternative form | tedge |
| alternative form | tedje |
| alternative form | tedj |
Origin of tej
Borrowed from Amharic ጠጅ (ṭäǧ, “honey wine, mead”).
Questions about tej
- What does tej mean?
- Tej means a type of honey wine or mead from Ethiopia and Eritrea typically served in a specialized glass vessel known as a berele.
- What part of speech is tej?
- Tej is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tej?
- Tej is pronounced [ˈtɛd͡ʒ].
- What is the plural of tej?
- The plural of tej is tej.
Words near tej in the dictionary
Source and license
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