Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hippocras

/ˈhɪ.poʊ.kɹæs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hip-po-cras
IPA: /ˈhɪ.poʊ.kɹæs/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cordial, made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, which are strained out by a cloth before the drink is consumed.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is long since that disorderly potentate [the Lord of Misrule] went the way of the Dodo, and hippocras has become almost as mythical as ambrosia; but, once upon a time, they played a prominent part in legal education."
"Spiced wine, sweetened with sugar or honey, perhaps the original of the modern liqueur, was employed occasionally under the name of hippocras."

Etymology

From Middle English ypocras, from Old French ipocras, ypocras (“Hippocrates”), after Medieval Latin vinum Hippocraticum (“Hippocrates's wine”), due to the fact that the wine was filtered through a Hippocratic sleeve.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ypocras, ipocras, vinum Hippocraticum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɪ.poʊ.kɹæs/
British English: /ˈhɪ.pəʊ.kɹæs/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

Hippocrates Hippocratic

Questions

How do you pronounce hippocras?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪ.poʊ.kɹæs/.
What does hippocras mean?: A cordial, made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, which are strained out by a cloth before the drink is consumed.
Where does hippocras come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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