jollop

/ (ˈdʒɒləp) /

noun

British informal a cream or unguent

Word Origin for jollop

C20: from French jalap, from Spanish jalapa, from purga de Jalapa purge of Jalapa, Jalapa being a city in Mexico

Example sentences from the Web for jollop

  • “Let him mind his salts-and-senna and jollop,” said Jack sharply.

    Bunyip Land |George Manville Fenn