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jarabe

syrup

noun hah-RAH-beh Rare
Food & Drink Drinks

Origin: Arabic sharab (drink, syrup)

Also means

cough syrup

Usage Note

Jarabe came into Spanish from Arabic and refers to any sweet syrup, including medicinal syrups (jarabe para la tos — cough syrup). In Mexico, jarabe tapatío is the name of the famous folk dance, the Mexican Hat Dance. The word ends in -e but is masculine.

Examples

"El médico le recetó jarabe para la tos."

Natural Translation

The doctor prescribed cough syrup for him.

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