HIPPOCRAS


Meaning of HIPPOCRAS in English

ˈhipəˌkras, -_krəs noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English ypocras, after Hippocras, Hypocras, Ypocras Hippocrates died ab 377 B.C. Greek physician, its legendary inventor; probably from his name's having been falsely analyzed as Greek hypo under + krasis mixture

: an aromatic highly spiced wine of medieval Europe

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