tej

See also: Tej

English

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tej

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Alternative forms

• tedge, tedje, tedj

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ጠጅ (ṭäǧ, “honey wine, mead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛd͡ʒ]

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

tej (usually uncountable, plural tej)

1. A type of honey wine or mead from Ethiopia and Eritrea typically served in a specialized glass vessel known as a berele.
   • 2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 42:

     She smells the mingling odors of sweat and tej inside the hot room.

   • 2024 January 10, Lenore Adkins, “Ethiopian Honey Wine Gets the Royal Treatment at Negus Winery and Meadery in Alexandria”, in Eater DC‎, archived from the original on 3 March 2024:

     Amharic for “honey wine,” tej is an Ethiopian drink that kings, queens, and other royals have enjoyed for thousands of years. […] ¶ Tej is an ancient, fermented spirit mostly made from raw honey, water, and wild yeast. […] ¶ They toasted each other with the tej she brought.

Anagrams

• Jet, jet