Rompope

Quick meaning: Rompope is a noun meaning (uncommon) A traditional, eggnog-like Mexican drink made with eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla flavoring.

Meaning

(uncommon) A traditional, eggnog-like Mexican drink made with eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla flavoring.

Example Sentences

Mexican-produced table wines, ciders and rompopes

"Mom also has the rompope out, if you're up for disgusting sweet yellow goop that'll knock you on your can." "Gee, what a salesman you are, Luis. I'll have a beer — if there's any real beer in the house."

Sister Eduviges was the nun with the rompope gig, and it was her perfected recipe—she added an additional ingredient that she never revealed—that made the rompope wildly popular and profitable. It raised a lot of money for the convent.

The story goes that each nun had a specialty, and that Sister Eduviges not only made the rompope, but was also responsible for its popularity, as her rompope was made with spirits. The nuns produced it for guests but were not permitted to [partake].

Word Forms

• rompopes

Related Words

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