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sekanjabin

sekanjabin 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.

Noun

sekanjabin (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Origin of sekanjabin

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”).

Questions about sekanjabin

What does sekanjabin mean?
Sekanjabin means 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.
What part of speech is sekanjabin?
Sekanjabin is a noun.

Words near sekanjabin in the dictionary

  1. sekali
  2. Sekanais
  3. Sekani
  4. sekaninaite
  5. sekaninaites
  6. sekanjabin
  7. Sekaquaptewa
  8. Sekar
  9. seke
  10. Seker
  11. Sekerak

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