julep noun (also mint julep)
an alcoholic drink made by mixing bourbon with mint, sugar and crushed ice (= that has been broken into very small pieces) Definitions on the go
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- a sweet drink that may contain alcohol or medicineTopics
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin julapium, via Arabic from Persian gulÄb, from gul ‘rose’ + Äb ‘water’.
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