What Rompope means
Rompope is a Mexican drink name of Spanish origin meaning "eggnog". It comes from Spanish rompope, of uncertain formation; often linked to romper (to break, to beat) as in beaten eggs. It is pronounced rom-POH-peh, and it is most associated with Puebla.
Credited to the Clarisa nuns of Puebla in the colonial period. Dictionaries mark the word itself as of uncertain origin, so the romper link, tidy as it looks, is a guess.
About this origin. The etymology is uncertain, disputed, or the name is a modern brand rather than an old word. The reading above is the best-supported one; food writing repeats stories that the dictionaries do not confirm.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Agua fresca, horchata, atole, tepache, pulque, mezcal. Most Mexican drink names are the name of the plant or grain they are made from, and the agave spirits are named for the towns and regions that make them.
