glogg
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9.9
A hot spiced drink from Scandinavia made with red wine, brandy, and fruit
- noun
- /ɡlɔɡ/
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glogg
- She prepared homemade glogg with spices and citrus for the holiday gathering.
Examples
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During the winter festival, everyone enjoyed a steaming cup of glogg as they mingled around the fire.
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There is soup and hot glogg in the great hall.
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But instead, I drove my tongue deep into her glogg-stained mouth.
Fiction book (2000) -
After a long day of skiing, we warmed up with hot glogg and freshly baked cookies.
Synonyms
gluhwein
vsglogg
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8.7
A hot red wine with spices served at Christmas markets
adds distilled spirit and dried fruit for a richer and stronger hot punch
Surface Forms
Etymology
Glogg comes from the Scandinavian word glögg, which comes from glöd meaning 'glow' or 'heat'. That's why glogg is a hot, spiced drink — imagine a steaming cup that warms you like a little 'glow' at winter markets.