jarope

Definitions of jarope
  1. noun
    a thick sweet sticky liquid
    synonyms: almíbar, arrope, coulis, jarabe, sirope
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    melaza
    thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining
    sorgo
    made from juice of sweet sorghum
    melado, melaza
    a pale cane syrup
    granadina
    thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks
    jarabe de arce
    made by concentrating sap from sugar maples
    jarabe de cereales
    syrup prepared from corn
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    edulcorante, endulzante
    something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
  2. noun
    drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
    synonyms: bebistrajo, brebaje, mejunje, potingue
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    birra, cañata, cerveza
    a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
    aguamiel
    made of fermented honey and water
    cerveza rubia
    a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September
    cerveza
    a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
    type of:
    alcohol
    a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
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