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سقرقع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry is very brief and appears to be a loanword from Abyssinian (Ethiopian). It primarily defines a specific type of alcoholic beverage made from millet.

Derived headwords

السقرقعnoun
  1. 1.
    Abyssinian beerclassical

    A loanword from Abyssinian (Ethiopian), referring to a type of beer or alcoholic beverage made from millet.

السكركةnoun
  1. 1.
    millet beerclassical

    The original Abyssinian word for the alcoholic beverage made from millet, which was Arabized as 'al-saqarqa'.

Parallel reading

السقرقع: تعريب السكركة ساكنة الراء، وهي خمر الحبش تتخذ من الذرة.
Al-saqarqa: an Arabized form of al-sukarka (with a silent ra), which is the wine/beer of the Abyssinians, made from millet.