sekanjabin

English

Etymology

From Persian سکنجبین‎ (sekanjabin, “honeyed vinegar”), from Arabic سِكَنْجَبِين‎ (sikanjabīn), from Persian سکنگبین‎ (sekangabin), from earlier سرکنگبین‎ (serkangabin), from سرکه‎ (serke, “vinegar”) and انگبین‎ (angobin, “honey”).

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.

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