sekanjabin

English

Etymology

From Persian سکنجبین (sekanjabin, “honeyed vinegar”), from Arabic سِكَنْجَبِين (sikanjabīn), from Persian سکنگبین (sekangabin), from earlier سرکنگبین (serkangabin), from سرکه (serke, “vinegar”) and انگبین (angobin, “honey”).

Noun

sekanjabin (uncountable)

1. An Iranian syrup (or the drink made by diluting it) producing by boiling water, dissolving sugar in it, and adding vinegar; the drink is often spiced with mint.

See also

• oxymel