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tej

[ˈtɛd͡ʒ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
tej
IPA
[ˈtɛd͡ʒ]
10
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of honey wine or mead from Ethiopia and Eritrea typically served in a specialized glass vessel known as a berele.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

tedge (alternative) tedje (alternative) tedj (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tej?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈtɛd͡ʒ].
What does tej mean?
A type of honey wine or mead from Ethiopia and Eritrea typically served in a specialized glass vessel known as a berele.
Where does tej come from?
Borrowed from Amharic ጠጅ (ṭäǧ, “honey wine, mead”).

How to pronounce tej

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