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negus
/ˈniɡəs/
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What does negus mean?
noun
- A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and sugar.
- Alternative form of negus (“Ethiopian ruler”).
proper noun
- An English surname of unknown derivation.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (historical) A ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the king of Ethiopia before 1974.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈniɡəs/
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My best compliments to Miss Montagu, and my service to whatever baronet breakfasts with you, on negus.
He sat placidly perusing the newspaper, with his little head on one side, and a glass of warm sherry negus at his elbow.
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Linton mixed a tumbler of negus, and Isabella emptied a plateful of cakes into her lap, and Edgar stood gaping at a distance.
Metcalf brought the gentleman safe to his inn, "The Granby," late at night, and was invited to join in a tankard of negus.
“Oh, it is no trouble; I dare say your own hands are almost numbed with cold. Leah, make a little hot negus and cut a sandwich or two: here are the keys of the storeroom.”