pombe

British  

/ ˈpɔmbɛ /

noun

1. any alcoholic drink

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Etymology

Origin of pombe

Swahili

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Example Sentences

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pombe

Matipa and his wife each sent me a huge calabash of pombe; I wanted only a little to make bread with.

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 Horace Waller

Casembe sent us another large basket of fire-dried fish in addition to that sent us at Chungu, two baskets of flour, one of dried cassava, and a pot of pombe or beer.

From The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 by Horace Waller

Lying hid in the bush, they arranged with friendly natives to supply the guard with "pombe" the potent native drink.

From Sketches of the East Africa Campaign by Robert Valentine Dolbey

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

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 Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley

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