Where does “jerepigo” come from?

jerepigo (English) comes from Portuguese jeropiga, from Portuguese xarope, from Arabic شَرَاب, from Arabic شَرِبَ — to drink.

jerepigo (English): A sweet fortified wine

Definitions

  1. A sweet fortified wine

Ancestry of “jerepigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesejeropigajeropiga; plonk
2Portuguesexaropesyrup
3Arabicشَرَابwine, beverage; beverage; a drink, beverage,...
4Arabicشَرِبَto drink
Every word from Arabic شَرِبَ →Every word from Arabic شَرَاب →Every word from Portuguese xarope →