julep
/ˈd͡ʒuːlɛp/ · noun
Meaning
- A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs, especially mint, and sometimes alcohol.
- A pleasant-tasting liquid medicine in which other nauseous medicines are taken.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English, from Old French julep, from Medieval Latin julapium, via Arabic جُلَاب (julāb) from Persian گلاب (golâb, “rosewater”), from گل (“rose”) + آب (“water”).
- گلاب(Persian)→
- جُلَاب(ar)→
- julapium(la-med)→
- julep(fro)→
- -(enm)→
- julep (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der, der, der
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