waragi

/ ˈwaraɡɪ; -dʒɪ /

noun

1. a Ugandan alcoholic drink made from bananas

Word History and Origins

Origin of waragi¹

from Luganda

Example Sentences

As the sun began to set one recent afternoon, a group of men on the Ugandan side began to pass around a large plastic bottle of waragi, a home brew.

From Seattle Times

As the sun began to set one recent afternoon, a group of men on the Ugandan side began to pass around a large plastic bottle of waragi, a home brew.

From New York Times

"Waragi," for instance, can have up to 80 percent alcohol that results in burns.

From US News

Brews can be distilled to make a more concentrated spirit called "waragi," a kind of gin popular throughout Uganda.

From US News

In sugarcane belts, waragi is drawn from molasses.

From US News