malwa

/ ˈmalwa /

noun

1. a Ugandan drink brewed from millet

Word History and Origins

Origin of malwa¹

from Rutooro, a language of W Uganda

Example Sentences

We were one day at a village called Eklra, in Malwa, encamped outside the place, in a grove of trees near a well.

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In Malwa, on the other hand, the earlier tradition seems to have undergone a new resuscitation.

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He fought against a rajah and the son of a rajah, who had a thousand wives in the country of Malwa, and defeated them.

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Rudyard Kipling has a most interesting account of the great opium factory at Malwa.

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Malwa opium is exported from Bombay, the duty having previously been levied on its passage into British territory.

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