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Meaning of glögg | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ɡlɒɡ

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of glogg.
  2. A Scandinavian version of vin chaud or mulled wine; a hot punch made of red wine, brandy and sherry flavoured with almonds, raisins and orange peel.

Equivalents

Dansk gløgg
Deutsch Glogg Glühwein
Eesti glögi
Suomi glögi
Íslenska glögg
Svenska glögg

Examples

“Oh, I almost forgot the most important thing…just before Christmas dinner we would have glögg.”
“Berger and Malm were taking care of the annual Christmas arrangements while Blomkvist sat in Erika's chair, drinking glögg and looking on.”
“She didn’t have any Swedish music, so instead of dancing after dinner they all sat in front of the fire eating cookies and drinking glögg.”
“The first celebration takes place on the first Sunday in Advent, when friends and family gather to drink warm glogg - a kind of mulled wine […]”
“Adult Swedes also enjoy their favourite Christmas drink, glogg, which is a spicy mulled wine.”
“He led her into a pack of people drinking glogg, steam rising from the glass mugs.”
“Afterwards we went over to talk to her friend Edith Conover about getting a bottle of glogg for Christmas dinner.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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