Polyglot Dictionary

jarabe

/xaˈɾaβe/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los jarabes

Meaning

  1. syrup

    • Tomé jarabe para la tos.

      I took cough syrup.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

almíbar

jarabe is syrup in the medicinal sense, like cough syrup; almíbar is a sugar syrup used for desserts or canned fruit, a different domain.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

calda

calda is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "syrup."

Portuguese

xarope

xarope is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "syrup."

Practice

1 What does jarabe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tomé ___ para la tos.

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