syllabub

American  

[sil-uh-buhb] / ˈsɪl əˌbʌb /

noun

1. a drink of milk or cream sweetened, flavored, and mixed with wine or cider.

2. a dessert of beaten cream that is thickened with gelatin, sweetened, and flavored with wine or liquor.

3. a glass or punch cup in which syllabub is served.

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syllabub British  

/ ˈsɪləˌbʌb /

noun

1. a spiced drink made of milk with rum, port, brandy, or wine, often hot

2. a cold dessert made from milk or cream beaten with sugar, wine, and lemon juice

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Etymology

Origin of syllabub

First recorded in 1530–40; earlier sollybubbe, sillabub, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

By the 19th century, the syllabub was generally made from whipping cream with sweetened wine flavored with lemon and fortified with brandy.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2021

Most holiday revelers are familiar with eggnog, so why not this season go back in time and try the precursor to this Yuletide staple, the syllabub?

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2021

The liquid part of the syllabub was sucked through a spout and the foam was eaten with a spoon.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2021

And, frankly, the erasure of butterscotch makes me feel old, as if I was a fossil pining for sarsaparilla, terrapin soup or syllabub.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2019

Now Westley knew that she meant to say “not a single syllable of it,” because a syllabub was something you ate, with cream and wine mixed in together to form the base.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman