Buza
/ˈbuː.zə/noun
A traditional fermented beer made chiefly from millet or other grains in parts of East Africa.
Did you know?Buza is commonly prepared through natural fermentation, a process humans used thousands of years before they understood yeast or microbiology.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient and Medieval Africa
East African languages
busaa
“A traditional fermented grain beverage, especially in eastern Africa”
19th–20th Century
Swahili
buza
“A fermented beer or grain drink”
20th Century
English
buza
“A millet-based African beer recorded as a regional loanword”
Modern English
English
buza
“A traditional fermented grain beer from East Africa”