julep

noun
🔊/ˈdʒuːlɪp/
🔊/ˈdʒuːlɪp/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. (also mint julep)
    an alcoholic drink made by mixing bourbon with mint, sugar and crushed ice (= that has been broken into very small pieces)
  2. a sweet drink that may contain alcohol or medicine甜药酒;草药饮料Topics Drinksc2
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin julapium, via Arabic from Persian gulāb, from gul ‘rose’ + āb ‘water’.