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julep

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ju·lep  (jlp)
n.
1. A mint julep.
2. A sweet syrupy drink, especially one to which medicine can be added.
[Middle English, a sugar syrup, from Old French, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic julb, from Persian gulb, rosewater : gul, rose (from Middle Persian vard) + b, water (from Middle Persian p, from Old Persian).]
julep [ˈdʒuːlɪp]
n
1. (Cookery) a sweet drink, variously prepared and sometimes medicated
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Chiefly US short for mint julep
[from Old French, from Arabic julāb, from Persian gulāb rose water, from gul rose + āb water]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.julepjulep - bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice
mint julep
bourbon - whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels
highball - a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass
Translations
julep [ˈdʒuːlep] N → julepe m
julep
n
→ ˜ Sirup m, → ˜ Saft m
? mint2


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There too the stranger is initiated into the mysteries of Gin-sling, Cock-tail, Sangaree, Mint Julep, Sherry-cobbler, Timber Doodle, and other rare drinks.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
The little man stood tiptoe, and putting his head first to one side and then the other, and snuffing considerately in the directions of the various bottles, ordered at last a mint julep, in a thin and quivering voice, and with an air of great circumspection.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
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