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julep

/ˈdʒuːləp/JOO-luhp
/ˈdʒuləp/JOO-luhp

Meaningrose-water

Common meaning: a sweet drink

Journey through time

  1. Persiangulāb‘julep’source
  2. Spanishjulepe‘julep’source
  3. Frenchjulepsource
  4. Englishjulep‘a sweet drink’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Persian gulāb ‘rose-water’.

Roots

  • gulāb Persian “rose-water”

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