pombe
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of pombe
Swahili
Example Sentences
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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 John Hanning Speke
Accordingly the chief brought a huge basket of "pombe," the native beer, and another of "nsima," or porridge, and a pot of cooked meat; to these were added a large basket of maize.
From The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 by Horace Waller
On opening the chronometer, he again wrenched back the seconds-hand, and sent it for repair, together with two pots of pombe as a peace-offering.
From The Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke
Pots full of pombe and plantain-wine were ranged a little distance off, from which the dancers and the singers could regale themselves when they felt disposed.
From My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
The king was evidently not pleased for no pombe came to-day.
From The Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke
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