noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɡlɒɡ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɡlɜːɡ/
General-American:/ɡlʌɡ/
General-American:/ɡlʊɡ/
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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
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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
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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