pombe

British  

/ ˈpɔmbɛ /

noun

1. any alcoholic drink

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Etymology

Origin of pombe

Swahili

Example Sentences

Moenyegumbé never drank more than a mouthful of pombe.

From The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi by Waller, Horace

After the banquet was ended, the pombe, or native beer, was brought in in five gallon pots, and the people commenced their dance, which continues even now as I write.

From How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley by Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)

"Oh, your majesty, to wipe the mouth after drinking pombe."

From The Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, John Hanning

On coming here, he had been bewitched by Kamrasi's frontier officer, who put the charm into a pot of pombe.

From The Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, John Hanning

Here,” said he, addressing Selim, “drink this,” handing him a good ladleful of sparkling pombe; “it will put life in thy dull veins.”

From My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa by Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)