Definition
"Jarabe" is a syrup, and is usually used when talking about medicine (cough syrup is "jarabe para la tos"). "Palo" is a stick. The expression means to "cure" someone by giving them a beating - e.g. saying that a child who is acting up needs "jarabe de palo". The name has a musical double entendre along the lines of drumstick medicine as well as a not so obvious sexual interpretation.
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