English
jeropiga
Jeropiga comes from Portuguese jeropiga.
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentjeropiga
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentjeropiga
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Arabic شَرِبَ ‘to drink’
through Arabic شَرَاب ‘a drink, beverage, wine, coffee, syrup’
Today it means
noun A liqueur made from partially fermented malt or wine, found mainly in Portugal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Portuguese jeropiga / jeropiga