mahewun.

Brit.

/məˈheɪwuː/, U.S.

/məˈheɪwu/, South African English

/məˈheɪwʊ/,

/məˈxewʊ/

Forms: 1900s– magayo, 1900s– mageo, 1900s– mageu, 1900s– magewu, 1900s– magou, 1900s– magouw, 1900s– mahayo, 1900s– maheu, 1900s– mahleu, 1900s– mahou, 1900s– marewa, 1900s– marewu, 1900s– marhewu.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Xhosa. Partly a borrowing from Zulu. Etymons: Xhosa amarewu; Zulu amahewu.

Etymology: Partly < Xhosa amarewu (r = /x/) and partly < Zulu amahewu.Forms with ama- sometimes occur in English contexts. The forms with -g- are perhaps influenced by Afrikaans magou (also (rare) magêo, magêou, marewu).

South African.

A non-alcoholic home-brewed drink made of thin, slightly fermented maize-meal porridge, often with wheat flour added; a similar, commercially manufactured drink sold in cartons, or in the form of an instant ready-mix.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > other drinks > [noun]

Galianesc1386

tawnyc1430

Stygian liquor1638

cool-drink1667

pearl julep1680

ambrosia1685

content1699

amazake1727

carrot juice1772

arrowroot1822

fox-whelp1837

Badminton1845

bug juice1889

mahewu1936

Clamato1951

Arnold Palmer1991

Butterbeer1999

boba2000

1826 A. G. Bain Jrnls. (1949) 56 In the afternoon Siligho sent us..large wooden dishes containing a mess something like Scotch porridge, but made of Caffre Corn boiled in thick milk. This they called Maghaby.]

1936 R. J. M. Goold-Adams S. Afr. To-Day & To-Morrow 176 Sip at a glass from the fermenting vats of mahewu.

1959 Cape Times 11 Nov. 3/4 [She] placed a highly-poisonous insecticide in a pot of magou intended for Joseph Abrahams who lived in the same house.

1979 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 26 Jan. (Indaba section) 7 (advt.) Instant Powdered Mahewu. It's the fantastic new thirst-quenching Mahewu that is ready to mix and drink immediately.

1986 Jrnl. Southern Afr. Stud. Oct. 10 We come up from underground late and the porridge we get is little, and the marewu is also little and we finish it while we are standing where we have drawn it.

1998 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 7 June She then helps her mother, Maina Molaudzi, a hawker, to load the cooked mealies, mageu (liquid maize drink) and fruit onto a hired bakkie.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mahewu
释义	mahewun. Brit. /məˈheɪwuː/, U.S. /məˈheɪwu/, South African English /məˈheɪwʊ/, /məˈxewʊ/ Forms: 1900s– magayo, 1900s– mageo, 1900s– mageu, 1900s– magewu, 1900s– magou, 1900s– magouw, 1900s– mahayo, 1900s– maheu, 1900s– mahleu, 1900s– mahou, 1900s– marewa, 1900s– marewu, 1900s– marhewu. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Xhosa. Partly a borrowing from Zulu. Etymons: Xhosa amarewu; Zulu amahewu. Etymology: Partly < Xhosa amarewu (r = /x/) and partly < Zulu amahewu.Forms with ama- sometimes occur in English contexts. The forms with -g- are perhaps influenced by Afrikaans magou (also (rare) magêo, magêou, marewu). South African. A non-alcoholic home-brewed drink made of thin, slightly fermented maize-meal porridge, often with wheat flour added; a similar, commercially manufactured drink sold in cartons, or in the form of an instant ready-mix. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > other drinks > [noun] Galianesc1386 tawnyc1430 Stygian liquor1638 cool-drink1667 pearl julep1680 ambrosia1685 content1699 amazake1727 carrot juice1772 arrowroot1822 fox-whelp1837 Badminton1845 bug juice1889 mahewu1936 Clamato1951 Arnold Palmer1991 Butterbeer1999 boba2000 1826 A. G. Bain Jrnls. (1949) 56 In the afternoon Siligho sent us..large wooden dishes containing a mess something like Scotch porridge, but made of Caffre Corn boiled in thick milk. This they called Maghaby.] 1936 R. J. M. Goold-Adams S. Afr. To-Day & To-Morrow 176 Sip at a glass from the fermenting vats of mahewu. 1959 Cape Times 11 Nov. 3/4 [She] placed a highly-poisonous insecticide in a pot of magou intended for Joseph Abrahams who lived in the same house. 1979 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 26 Jan. (Indaba section) 7 (advt.) Instant Powdered Mahewu. It's the fantastic new thirst-quenching Mahewu that is ready to mix and drink immediately. 1986 Jrnl. Southern Afr. Stud. Oct. 10 We come up from underground late and the porridge we get is little, and the marewu is also little and we finish it while we are standing where we have drawn it. 1998 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 7 June She then helps her mother, Maina Molaudzi, a hawker, to load the cooked mealies, mageu (liquid maize drink) and fruit onto a hired bakkie. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1936
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