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noun
An Iranian syrup (or the drink made by diluting it) producing by boiling water, dissolving sugar in it, and adding vinegar; the drink is often spiced with mint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
From Iranian Persian سکنجبین (sekanjabin, “honeyed vinegar”), from Arabic سِكَنْجَبِين (sikanjabīn), from Classical Persian سِکَنْگَبِین (sikangabīn), from earlier سِرْکَنْگَبِین (sirkangabīn), from سِرْکَه (sirka, “vinegar”) and اَنْگَبِین (angabīn, “honey”).
