Definition

1. Noun:
   • A hot drink made of wine, hot water, sugar, lemon juice, and nutmeg: "negus" refers specifically to a traditional, mulled beverage.

Usage

• The word "negus" is used as a common noun to name this specific type of drink. It is typically served warm.
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Advanced Usage

• The term is historical and is rarely used in modern, everyday conversation. It is more likely to be encountered in classic literature or historical contexts describing 18th or 19th-century social customs.

Variants and Related Words

• Mulled wine: A similar category of heated, spiced wine drinks, though the specific recipe for negus is distinct.

Synonyms

• Mulled wine: A general term for heated wine with spices.
• Posset: A historical hot drink made of milk curdled with ale or wine and spices, which is related but not identical.

Noun

1. wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg