jarabe

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish xarabe (compare Ladino sharope, Portuguese xarope, Catalan xarop), from Andalusian Arabic شَرَاب, from Classical Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “a drink, beverage, wine, coffee, syrup”). Compare English sharab, syrup.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈɾabe/ [xaˈɾa.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -abe
• Syllabification: ja‧ra‧be

Noun

jarabe m (plural jarabes)

1. syrup
2. juice

   Synonyms: zumo, jugo

3. (liquid) remedy

   Synonym: poción

4. a form of traditional Mexican dance music

Derived terms

• jarabe de arce
• jarabe de maíz
• jarabe de palo
• jarabe de pico

 

Further reading

• “jarabe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014