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Pronunciation / Transliteration: eg-nogg
"क्रिसमस के दौरान एगनॉग बहुत पसंद किया जाता है।"
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A traditional rich, chilled, sweetened dairy-based beverage traditionally made with milk, cream, whipped egg whites, and egg yolks, often spiked with alcohol such as rum, brandy, or bourbon.
"We served warm mugs of spiced eggnog to all our guests at the annual holiday party."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from early 19th-century American English, combining 'egg' and 'nog', the latter of which historically referred to a strong alcoholic brew or small wooden cup (noggin). It evolved from earlier British terms like 'egg-flip', referring to a traditional festive beverage made with beaten eggs, milk, and liquor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eggnog" is said worldwide
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lait de poule
Transliteration: lɛ də pul
"Le lait de poule est une boisson traditionnelle de Noël."
Eierpunsch
Transliteration: ˈaɪɐˌpʊnʃ
"In Deutschland trinkt man im Winter gerne heißen Eierpunsch."
zabaione alcolico
Transliteration: dzabaˈjone alˈkɔliko
"Lo zabaione alcolico è simile alla bevanda natalizia americana."
ponche de huevo
Transliteration: ˈpontʃe de ˈwebo
"El ponche de huevo es muy popular durante las fiestas navideñas."
gemada
Transliteration: ʒeˈmadɐ
"A gemada pode ser consumida com ou sem bebida alcoólica."
एगनॉग
Transliteration: eg-nogg
"क्रिसमस के दौरान एगनॉग बहुत पसंद किया जाता है।"
蛋酒
Transliteration: dàn jiǔ
"圣诞节期间人们经常喝蛋酒。"
에그노그
Transliteration: egeunogeu
"크리스마스 파티에서 에그노그를 마셨습니다."
エッグノッグ
Transliteration: eggunoggu
"クリスマスにはエッグノッグを作る習慣があります。"
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