tembon.

Brit.

/ˈtɛmbəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈtɛmboʊ/, East African English

/ˈtembo/

Forms: 1800s– tembo, 1800s– tembu (nonstandard).

Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili tembo.

Etymology: < Swahili tembo.The origin of the form tembu (apparently only used by K. Blixen; compare quot. 1937) is unclear.

East African.

An alcoholic drink made from fermented sap of coconut palm, sugar cane, or grains such as maize or millet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > non-grape and home-made wines > [noun] > palm-wine

nipa1588

palmetto wine1589

palm wine1598

sura1598

date wine1603

toddy?1611

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Palm1712

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tembo1850

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1850 O. E. Vidal Prospects E. Afr. Mission 44 Many instances are related of this practice [sc. placing food and drink upon the graves of the departed] among the Wanika, the usual offering with them being ‘tembo’, an intoxicating liquor.

1937 K. Blixen Out of Afr. v. v. 411 A joke, on a cup of tembu, would make their wrinkled toothless faces dissolve in laughter.

2019 S. Fabian Making Identity on Swahili Coast i. 53 The associate should find a house in town to rent on behalf of the caravan leaders and provide them and their porters with refreshments such as tembo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	tembo
释义	tembon. Brit. /ˈtɛmbəʊ/, U.S. /ˈtɛmboʊ/, East African English /ˈtembo/ Forms: 1800s– tembo, 1800s– tembu (nonstandard). Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili tembo. Etymology: < Swahili tembo.The origin of the form tembu (apparently only used by K. Blixen; compare quot. 1937) is unclear. East African. An alcoholic drink made from fermented sap of coconut palm, sugar cane, or grains such as maize or millet. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > non-grape and home-made wines > [noun] > palm-wine nipa1588 palmetto wine1589 palm wine1598 sura1598 date wine1603 toddy?1611 tuba1704 pardon1705 pardon-wine1705 Palm1712 sagwire1792 itaa1832 tembo1850 tuak1852 palm-toddy1857 1850 O. E. Vidal Prospects E. Afr. Mission 44 Many instances are related of this practice [sc. placing food and drink upon the graves of the departed] among the Wanika, the usual offering with them being ‘tembo’, an intoxicating liquor. 1937 K. Blixen Out of Afr. v. v. 411 A joke, on a cup of tembu, would make their wrinkled toothless faces dissolve in laughter. 2019 S. Fabian Making Identity on Swahili Coast i. 53 The associate should find a house in town to rent on behalf of the caravan leaders and provide them and their porters with refreshments such as tembo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1850
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