SILLABUB

syllabub, sillabub

(noun) sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor

syllabub, sillabub

(noun) spiced hot milk with rum or wine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

sillabub (plural sillabubs)

Alternative spelling of syllabub

Source: Wiktionary


Sil"la*bub, n. Etym: [Cf. sile to strain, and bub liquor, also Prov. E. sillibauk.]

Definition: A dish made by mixing wine or cider with milk, and thus forming a soft curd; also, sweetened cream, flavored with wine and beaten to a stiff froth. [Written also syllabub.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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