leting, noun
- Origin:
- Southern Sotho.
A mild beer derived from a second brewing of sprouted grain which has been used to make strong beer. See also tshwala sense a i. Cf. ting.
1957 A.A. Murray Blanket 130One of the police wives..brought him fuel for a fire and a can of thin, sour beer — leting.
1991 E.A.S. Lesoro Informant, Grahamstown (now Makhanda, Eastern Cape)When you’ve poured off the first beer, you can make leting with the same grain. It’s not as strong, of course — leting is a mild beer.
A mild beer derived from a second brewing of sprouted grain which has been used to make strong beer.
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