Etymograph

English

jeropiga

Jeropiga comes from Portuguese jeropiga.

  1. Portuguesec. 1500–presentjeropiga1
  2. Englishtodayjeropiga1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English jeropiga

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Portuguesec. 1500–presentjeropigaWiktionary, English jeropiga
  2. EnglishtodayjeropigaWiktionary, English jeropiga

Linked words

through Arabic شَرِبَ ‘to drink’

sorbet, sherbet, 3 more

through Arabic شَرَاب ‘a drink, beverage, wine, coffee, syrup’

syrup, 3 more

Today it means

noun A liqueur made from partially fermented malt or wine, found mainly in Portugal.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “jeropiga”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Portuguese jeropiga / jeropiga

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