Meanings
nounmahewu (uncountable)
- uncountableA sour beverage from Africa, made from cornmeal.
“Do you know,” Tracey says to the Bachmanns as the guests are […] offered sweet fizzy drinks, rich tii hobvu, a gourd of mahewu, or a glass of chilled sparkling wine.
2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 351
Origin
From Zulu.
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APA
mahewu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahewu
MLA
“mahewu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahewu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mahewu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahewu.
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