julep

[ joo-lip ]

noun
  1. a sweet drink, variously prepared and sometimes medicated.

Origin of julep

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French <Arabic julāb<Persian gulāb, equivalent to gul rose + āb water

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julep

/ (ˈdʒuːlɪp) /


noun
  1. a sweet drink, variously prepared and sometimes medicated

  2. mainly US short for mint julep

Origin of julep

1
C14: from Old French, from Arabic julāb, from Persian gulāb rose water, from gul rose + āb water

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