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SYLLABUB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does syllabub mean?
• SYLLABUB (noun)
The noun SYLLABUB has 2 senses:
1. spiced hot milk with rum or wine
2. sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor
Familiarity information: SYLLABUB used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spiced hot milk with rum or wine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
sillabub; syllabub
Hypernyms ("syllabub" is a kind of...):
drink (a single serving of a beverage)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
sillabub; syllabub
Hypernyms ("syllabub" is a kind of...):
afters; dessert; sweet (a dish served as the last course of a meal)
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