arrope

See also: arropé

English

Etymology

Spanish, from Andalusian Arabic الرُّبّ (ar-rúbb), from Arabic رُبّ (rubb).

Noun

arrope (uncountable)

1. A form of grape concentrate, typically produced in Spain, made by boiling unfermented grape juice into a syrup. It may be added to dark, sweet wines.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈrope/ [aˈro.pe]
• Rhymes: -ope
• Syllabification: a‧rro‧pe

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الرُّبّ (ar-rúbb), from Arabic رُبّ (rubb).

Noun

arrope m (plural arropes)

1. arrope

Etymology 2

Verb

arrope

1. inflection of arropar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “arrope”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014