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glogg

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡlɒɡ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡlɜːɡ/
  • General-American: /ɡlʌɡ/
  • General-American: /ɡlʊɡ/
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  • rhymes with -ɒɡ
  • rhymes with -ɜːɡ
  • rhymes with -ʌɡ
  • rhymes with -ʊɡ

1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Scandinavian punch made of claret and aquavit with spices and raisins and orange peel and sugar

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: punch

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish glögg.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: gløgg — Scandinavian version of mulled wine
  • Estonian: glögi — Scandinavian version of mulled wine
  • Faroese: gløgg — Scandinavian version of mulled wine
  • Finnish: glögi — Scandinavian version of mulled wine
  • German: Glögg — Scandinavian version of mulled wine
  • German: Glühwein — Scandinavian version of mulled wine
  • Icelandic: glögg — Scandinavian version of mulled wine
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gløgg — Scandinavian version of mulled wine
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gløgg — Scandinavian version of mulled wine
  • Swedish: glögg — Scandinavian version of mulled wine