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waragi|ˈwærəgɪ|
[ad. Swahili wargi.]
In Uganda, a potent alcoholic drink made from bananas or cassava.
1916in C. Griffin Laws Uganda Protectorate (1924) II. 1031 ‘Native liquor’ means any liquor prepared or manufactured in accordance with native custom and includes..Waragi. 1935Thomas & Scott Uganda xix. 295 It is forbidden by the Liquor Ordinance, 1916, that any person shall supply natives with any liquor other than..beer..and the Rules promulgated under the Ordinance make it an offence..to distil or even to possess the raw cassava spirit known locally as waragi. 1973Guardian 13 Jan. 13/3 The ferocious Ugandan spirit Waragi. 1976Listener 19 Aug. 195/3 He had had three tots of Waragi (a highly potent Ugandan gin made from bananas). 1977Time 7 Mar. 18/3 They [sc. Ugandans] would rather have scarce butter or a slab of meat or a bottle of waragi, a potent, banana-based liquor. |