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hippocras

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɪ.pəʊ.kɹæs/
  • General-American: /ˈhɪ.poʊ.kɹæs/
  • rhymes with -ɪpəʊkɹæs

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: hypocras — cordial made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices
  • German: Hypocras — cordial made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices
  • German: Ypocras — cordial made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices
  • Italian: ippocrasso — cordial made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices
  • Italian: ipocrasso — cordial made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices
  • Polish: hipokras — cordial made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices
  • Portuguese: hipocraz — cordial made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices
  • Russian: гипокра́с (gipokrás) — cordial made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices