julep

ju·lep

J0077200 (jo͞o′lĭp)n.1. A mint julep.2. A sweet syrupy drink, especially one to which medicine can be added.

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[Middle English, a sugar syrup, from Old French, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic julāb, from Persian gulāb, rosewater : gul, rose (from Middle Persian, from Old Iranian *wr̥da-; akin to Greek rhodon, from earlier *wrodon) + āb, water (from Middle Persian, from Old Iranian *āp-, ap-; akin to Sanskrit āpas, waters).]

julep

(ˈdʒuːlɪp) n1. (Cookery) a sweet drink, variously prepared and sometimes medicated2. (Brewing) chiefly US short for mint julep[C14: from Old French, from Arabic julāb, from Persian gulāb rose water, from gul rose + āb water]

ju•lep

(ˈdʒu lɪp)

n. 1. mint julep. 2. a preparation of water and a flavored syrup, often medicated and used as a tonic. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Arabic julāb < Persian gulāb=gul rose + āb water]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.julep - bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed icemint julepbourbon - whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrelshighball - a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass