"tej" meaning in English

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          "text": "She smells the mingling odors of sweat and tej inside the hot room.",
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          "text": "Amharic for “honey wine,” tej is an Ethiopian drink that kings, queens, and other royals have enjoyed for thousands of years.[…]¶ Tej is an ancient, fermented spirit mostly made from raw honey, water, and wild yeast.[…]¶ They toasted each other with the tej she brought.",
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