negus

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniːɡəs/ === Etymology 1 === Named from Colonel Francis Negus (died 1732), its creator. ==== Noun ==== negus (countable and uncountable, plural neguses) A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and sugar. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === 1590s, borrowed from Amharic ንጉሥ (nəguś, “king, ruler”), itself a loan from Ge'ez ንጉሥ (nəguś, “king, ruler”), from the verb ነግሠ (nägśä, “rule”). ==== Noun ==== negus (plural neguses) (historical) A ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the king of Ethiopia before 1974. 1614 Samuel Purchas, Purchas his pilgrimes. part 2 In fiue bookes, Chap. V. The Voyage of Sir FRANCIS ALVAREZ, a Portugall Priest, made vnto the Court of PRETE IANNI, the great Christian Emperour of Ethiopia, §. XVII. (p. 1102) Sir, the Negus of Ethiopia is here in person; and this is the day of our death, doe what you can to saue your selfe, for my part I meane here to die ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === genus == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Amharic ንጉሥ (nəguś, “king”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡus/ Rhymes: -ɛɡus Hyphenation: nè‧gus === Noun === negus m (invariable) (historical) title of the highest grade in the hierarchy of the Ethiopian Empire; Negus ==== Derived terms ==== negussita === See also === ras === Anagrams === sugne == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Amharic ንጉሥ (nəguś). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡus/ Rhymes: -ɛɡus Syllabification: ne‧gus === Noun === negus m pers (historical) negus (supreme Ethiopian ruler) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === negus in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Amharic ንጉሥ (nəguś). === Pronunciation === (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡus/ === Noun === negus m (plural neguses) (historical) Negus (supreme Ethiopian ruler) === Further reading === “negus”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “negus”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French negous. === Noun === negus m (plural neguși) negus (ruler of Abyssinia) ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Noun === negus m (plural neguses) (historical) Negus (supreme Ethiopian ruler) === Further reading === “negus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025