hippocras

Meaning

Noun

• A cordial, made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, which were strained out by a cloth before the drink was consumed.

Origin

• From Middle English ypocras, from Old French ipocras, ypocras, after Medieval Latin vinum Hippocraticum ("Hippocrates's wine") (because it was filtered through a Hippocratic sleeve).