changaan.

Brit.

/tʃaŋˈɑː/, U.S.

/tʃæŋˈɑ/, East African English

/tʃaˈŋa/

Forms: 1900s– chang'aa, 1900s– changaa.

Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili chang'aa.

Etymology: < Swahili chang'aa (second half of the 20th cent.), of uncertain origin, perhaps a loanword.

East African (chiefly Kenyan English).

A strong, home-brewed traditional Kenyan spirit made from fermented grains such as millet, maize, or sorghum.The production and distribution of changaa was illegal in Kenya until 2010.

ΚΠ

1975 Jrnl. Mod. Afr. Stud. 13 273 There are still occasional crackdowns on the brewing of illegal chang'aa.

2012 Nairobi Star (Nexis) 19 Jan. They were lounging around, laughing and drinking changaa.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	changaa
释义	changaan. Brit. /tʃaŋˈɑː/, U.S. /tʃæŋˈɑ/, East African English /tʃaˈŋa/ Forms: 1900s– chang'aa, 1900s– changaa. Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili chang'aa. Etymology: < Swahili chang'aa (second half of the 20th cent.), of uncertain origin, perhaps a loanword. East African (chiefly Kenyan English). A strong, home-brewed traditional Kenyan spirit made from fermented grains such as millet, maize, or sorghum.The production and distribution of changaa was illegal in Kenya until 2010. ΚΠ 1975 Jrnl. Mod. Afr. Stud. 13 273 There are still occasional crackdowns on the brewing of illegal chang'aa. 2012 Nairobi Star (Nexis) 19 Jan. They were lounging around, laughing and drinking changaa. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1975
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