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julep
[ joo-lip ]
/ ˈdʒu lɪp /
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noun
a sweet drink, variously prepared and sometimes medicated.
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Origin of julep
1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French <Arabic julāb<Persian gulāb, equivalent to gul rose + āb water
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julep
/ (ˈdʒuːlɪp) /
noun
a sweet drink, variously prepared and sometimes medicated
mainly US short for mint julep
Word Origin for julep
C14: from Old French, from Arabic julāb, from Persian gulāb rose water, from gul rose + āb water
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