hipocrás

Galician

Etymology

From French ipocras, after Medieval Latin vinum Hippocraticum (“Hippocrates's wine”), because it was filtered through a Hippocratic sleeve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ipoˈkɾas]

Noun

hipocrás m (plural hipocrases)

1. hippocras
   • 1777, Diego Cernadas y Castro, Arcos mio:

     que n'o Hipocràs non pases
     deo medio neto.

     on hippocras
     don't drink past half a pint

References

• “hipocrás” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.