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jarabe

Also spelled: jarabe para la tos

What does jarabe mean?

Liquid medicine, almost always for a cough. In a Panamanian house "el jarabe" is a whole domestic category: there is the one from the pharmacy and the one grandma makes with honey, lime and whatever is around.

Example

Take your jarabe before bed.Tómate el jarabe antes de acostarte.

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Where it is used
nationwide
Currency
in use today

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See also

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