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swahili [noun]

Ugimbi

Maana (Definition)

Traditional brewed alcoholic beverage made from fermented millet or sorghum grain.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

traditional millet beer

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

ugimbi

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wazee walikunywa ugimbi kwenye sherehe ya mavuno."

Translation: Elders drank traditional millet beer at the harvest festival.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
pombe ya kienyeji
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